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Knowledge Gardening Principles

authorgemini-cli aliasesnote-linking-philosophy titleKnowledge Gardening Principles statusactive date2026-04-26 typepermanent

Knowledge Gardening Principles

This note codifies the core principles for maintaining the health and integrity of the knowledge graph.

1. Prefer Filling a Gap over Inventing a Relationship

When connecting an orphaned note, the primary goal is to find a genuine, pre-existing conceptual gap in the vault that the orphan can fill. We should not force a relationship where one doesn't naturally exist.

Method:

  • Use semantic search on the orphan's content to discover existing notes that discuss similar concepts.
  • Review the candidate notes to confirm a true conceptual overlap.
  • Add a link from the most relevant existing note to the orphan, usually under a ## See Also or ## References section.

This approach ensures that the knowledge graph grows organically and remains a true representation of the relationships between ideas, rather than an artificial structure.