Vault Sync Use

Use an already-synced Vault as local, read-only context. Vault Sync provides files; the agent does the reading and reasoning.

Workflow

1. If vault-sync is available and the user has not asked to avoid updates, refresh the Vault:

vault-sync pull <path>

2. Read <path>/README.md first to learn the Vault source and conventions.
3. Ignore hidden control folders: .git, .zine, .dossium, .graphlit, .claude, and .codex.
4. Search and read Markdown directly with normal filesystem tools:

rg -n "<terms>" <path>
ls <path>
sed -n '1,160p' <file>

5. Cite local file paths in responses when useful.

Boundaries

• Do not call app APIs for Vault consumption.
• Do not use vault-sync for search, query, read, summarize, rank, or index.
• Do not edit generated Vault files unless the user explicitly asks for local modifications.
• If QMD is installed, it can be an optional local search helper. Add the Vault folder with qmd collection add <path> --name <name> --mask "**/*.md", add context with qmd context add qmd://<name> "Local Vault synced by Vault Sync", then run qmd embed. Use QMD to find likely files and local file reads for the full source. Do not require QMD.