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Documents & Markdown

Wikilinks, callouts, palette, templates — Obsidian-style writing.

Apr 5, 2026·5 min read

AI polish for Markdown: writing assistance that works

Select a paragraph → ⌘⇧A → agent polishes tone, shortens, translates — without breaking the Markdown.

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Apr 3, 2026·4 min read

Math formulas and Mermaid diagrams

KaTeX renders `$$...$$`; Mermaid renders fenced `mermaid` blocks — enough for papers and RFCs.

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Apr 1, 2026·5 min read

Templates: stamp out meeting notes and weekly reports

`.md` files in `Templates/` show up in the palette automatically. Variables, frontmatter, agent hooks — all built in.

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Mar 30, 2026·5 min read

Embedding data tables inside Markdown docs

`{{table:books:to-read}}` embeds the `to-read` view of `books`. One doc, both narrative and data.

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Mar 28, 2026·4 min read

Outline & navigation: surviving long documents

The right outline panel lists every `#` heading; click to jump — 10k-word docs become navigable.

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Mar 26, 2026·4 min read

Callouts: the syntax and when to reach for it

`> [!note]` produces a colored block — easier to read than "in a new paragraph, note:".

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Mar 24, 2026·4 min read

The Markdown toolbar, fully explained

No need to memorize syntax — the toolbar handles bold, links, code, tables, callouts.

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Mar 22, 2026·5 min read

The command palette: every action, one keystroke away

⌘K to open, fuzzy-search, enter to run. That’s the whole interface.

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Mar 20, 2026·4 min read

Wikilinks 101: making backlinks work for you

`[[Page Name]]` is not just a link — it is the primitive that builds your knowledge graph.

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Mar 18, 2026·6 min read

Inside Kition’s Obsidian-style Markdown editor

Built on CodeMirror 6 — live preview is inline decorations, not a two-pane split. Source is what you see.

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