ztlctl's User Guide is for knowledge workers building personal knowledge systems — whether you're a researcher, writer, product manager, or student. These guides show you how to think in zettelkasten, capture ideas, build connections, and retrieve knowledge on demand.

Not sure where to start? Try the Quick Start or the Tutorial.

In This Guide

Page What it covers
Tutorial Hands-on walkthrough: create notes, link them, run a session
Core Concepts Content types, lifecycle states, and vault structure
Knowledge Paradigms Second-brain vs knowledge garden — which fits your workflow
Obsidian Starter Kit Set up Obsidian as a visual frontend for your vault
Built-in Plugins Git and Reweave plugin guides — config, triggers, and scenarios
Agentic Workflows Orchestrate AI agents with ztlctl as their note substrate
Command Reference Every CLI command and flag
Configuration Config file options, vault settings, and environment variables
Troubleshooting Common problems and solutions