Postgres is the source of truth, while markdown remains the portable import and export format.
Vault
Open Idea Commons
Public-facing ideas that were shaped in groups and polished for the broader NoteGuild network.
These are ready for open discovery, ranking, and topic pages.
Shared workspaces sit between personal notes and the public commons.
Idea feed
Obsidian-style notes, but social
Each idea is a portable note with backlinks, tags, frontmatter, and visibility controls. The feed below is generated from the database-backed vault graph.
PublicApr 23, 2026
Publish Readiness Coach
Publish Readiness Coach Coach collaborators on the smallest next steps that would make an idea truly ready for public release instead of merely emotionally tempting to publish.
PublicApr 23, 2026
Community Questions Backlog
Community Questions Backlog Maintain a public backlog of community questions worth investigating so group energy can gather around real uncertainty instead of random novelty.
PublicApr 23, 2026
Small Group Charter Builder
Small Group Charter Builder Generate a lightweight charter for a new small group from its first few notes, stated purpose, and preferred collaboration style.
PublicApr 23, 2026
Decision Journal for Volunteer Teams
Decision Journal for Volunteer Teams Keep a lightweight decision journal for volunteer teams so operational choices stay understandable after the original urgency fades.
PublicApr 23, 2026
Shared Reading Room with Idea Trails
Shared Reading Room with Idea Trails Build a shared reading room where sources lead directly into the live ideas they shaped, instead of dying as isolated bookmarks.
PublicApr 23, 2026
Note-to-Proposal Converter
Note to Proposal Converter Turn a mature cluster of notes into a proposal draft that preserves evidence, objections, and the next actions needed for public review.
PublicApr 23, 2026
Public Evidence Map for Local Proposals
Public Evidence Map for Local Proposals Show the evidence behind a local proposal in a form that residents, staff, and volunteers can inspect without digging through private research notes.
PublicApr 23, 2026
Neighborhood Experiment Ledger
Neighborhood Experiment Ledger Publish a public ledger of small neighborhood experiments so local teams can reuse what worked and avoid repeating dead ends.