Canonical Notes, Derived Graphs
Why BrainBar treats Markdown as truth and graphs as navigation.
Premise
A graph is useful because it reveals relationships. It becomes risky when it pretends to be the source of truth.
BrainBar keeps Markdown canonical and treats existing Graphify output as the required generated surface for navigation, review, and orientation.
Architecture
Obsidian or a local Markdown vault owns the durable record. Graphify produces a map from that record into graphify-out. BrainBar reads that generated map and makes it easier to inspect from macOS.
That separation keeps the system legible. Notes can be edited directly, graphs can be regenerated, and the control surface can stay focused on visibility.
Rule
Generated graphs should explain memory, not replace it.