How do I migrate from Obsidian?

Drop your vault folder in — Fasrad imports markdown files with frontmatter, internal wikilinks, attachments, and folder hierarchy. Your tags and metadata are preserved.

Are wikilinks and backlinks supported?

Yes — `[[note-name]]` syntax is honored, and backlinks are computed automatically. The graph view exists, though most users stop using it once the assistant retrieves notes for them.

What about my plugins?

Plugins don't transfer directly, but the most-used ones (Smart Connections, Daily Notes, Templater, Dataview-style queries) are covered natively by your assistant. You ask in plain language instead of configuring a plugin.

Does Fasrad work offline / local-first?

Fasrad is cloud-hosted today. Your data is exportable in standard markdown at any time, but the assistant runs server-side. If you need air-gapped notes, Obsidian is still the right tool.

Can I sync my vault both ways?

Not bidirectionally yet. The recommended path is one-way import. Most users find the assistant's reading and drafting replaces the workflow, not the file format.

Will my markdown stay markdown?

Yes — notes export back to clean markdown with your frontmatter intact. No proprietary block format, no lock-in.

What about templates and Daily Notes?

Note templates with placeholders are supported. Your morning check-in covers the Daily Notes pattern — it surfaces what's on your calendar, what's overdue, and what's relevant from the vault.

An Obsidian alternative where your vault works without you opening it

Obsidian is gorgeous, fast, and yours forever — but the vault stays closed unless you open it. Fasrad imports your markdown and lets your assistant read every note, cite them in drafts, and act on what's there — no plugin chain, no daily grep.

A vault that pulls itself into your work

Obsidian gives you a graph of your thinking — markdown, local-first, no lock-in. Then comes the gap: the vault is closed unless you open it. You read in the morning. You write in the afternoon. The notes don't do anything between. Fasrad closes the gap. Your assistant reads the vault as the system of record and pulls from it whenever you need — drafting, briefing, answering, capturing — without you switching apps.

Here's what changes:

Notes draft your work. Ask the assistant for a memo on a topic and it pulls the relevant markdown notes, cites them inline, and lands you a draft grounded in what you've already written.
Mornings begin with a brief. Your assistant scans new and edited notes, flags what's relevant to today, and surfaces it before you open the vault.
The graph stays current on its own. New captures, links, and interactions land in the right note with the right backlinks — no manual filing, no daily review.
Plugin chains, replaced. Smart Connections, Daily Notes auto-prompts, Templater scripts — your assistant covers the same surface natively, without a plugin compatibility matrix.
Notes connect to people. Mention someone and it joins their contact history. The next meeting prep includes that note automatically.

Switching from Obsidian preserves the markdown you wrote. Your vault imports with frontmatter, internal `[[wikilinks]]`, and folder structure intact. Same files, more agency.

Obsidian is the best place to write. Fasrad is what reads back, drafts from, and acts on what you wrote. Your graph is still local-first; what comes out of it no longer requires you to open the app.