How I use Obsidian, Claude Projects, and Gemini Meeting Notes to stay present when my brain has too many tabs open.

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A product manager shares a personal AI-powered workflow for managing context switching across multiple projects. The system combines three tools: Gemini Meeting Notes for automatic meeting capture, Obsidian as a local markdown knowledge base, and Claude Projects for AI-assisted context retrieval. A key element is a master index file called HIVEMIND.md that instructs Claude to load only relevant project files, keeping sessions lean. An MCP plugin connects Obsidian to Claude Desktop, while a daily automated job pulls Gemini notes into Obsidian. The advice is to adopt the stack incrementally, starting with whichever problem is most pressing.

The AI stack I developed to help me context switch

Gemini Meeting Notes: staying present in meetings

Claude: maintaining context across projects

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<p>This is a great example of AI used as a <em>context bridge</em> rather than just a coding tool. The Obsidian + Claude combo especially makes sense—persistent memory + retrieval feels way more scalable than relying on chat history alone.</p>
