Obsidian + Codex Federated Knowledge Base
Shows how kb status, lookup, promote, and publish form narrow interfaces that let AI reuse, promote, and publish knowledge without crossing boundaries.
Explanations that can be reused.
Guides, implementation notes, and repeatable workflows for tools and projects.
Series
Start From A Route
Choose the route that matches your current problem, then read the connected pieces in order.
AI Workbench for Everyone
You do not need to become an AI expert first, and you do not need to learn a pile of jargon. What ordinary people really need to practice is describing goals, boundaries, and acceptance criteria clearly. One command-line window where you type plain English and an AI does the work.
- 00Your Personal AI Workbench
- 01Why I Think One Command-Line Window Is All You Need
- 02AI Tools Actually Come in Four Types
- 03Web, App, Client, IDE, CLI — What Is the Difference
- 04Why Ordinary People Can Use CLI Too
- 05The Minimum AI Glossary
- 06Foreign Models, Accounts, Networks, and Real-World Limits
- 07Ten Things Ordinary People Can Do with AI Right Away
- 08When Not to Use AI
- 09My Minimum AI Workbench
- 10AI Glossary for Ordinary People
- 11A Practical Domestic Alternative to Codex CLI and Claude Code
Build a personal site with Codex, step by step
A plain-language entry point for people who use phones and computers but do not yet know hosting, GitHub, or DNS: start from one clean folder and let Codex guide the route.
- 00Your first personal website with Codex, without fearing the tools
- 01Step 1: Start Codex in an empty folder
- 02Step 2: Open the first version Codex made
- 03Step 3: Publish a free public URL first
- 04Step 4: Add a custom domain only when it helps
- 05Step 5: Keep editing the site after it is online
- 06Step 6: Check privacy and common mistakes before publishing
Build your own independent site
A beginner-friendly guide for creators, families, engineers, and non-programmers who want a durable home on the web.
Tutorials
All Tutorials
Browse every published guide after you have chosen a route, or when you are looking for one specific article.
From Evidence to Wiki to Public Article
Shows how knowledge moves from evidence to wiki, then through publication source, prepare, review, and sync into a traceable public article.
kb lookup / promote / publish: Narrow Knowledge Interfaces
Shows how kb status, lookup, promote, and publish form narrow interfaces that let AI reuse, promote, and publish knowledge without crossing boundaries.
A Practical Domestic Alternative to Codex CLI and Claude Code
A practical comparison and installation guide for Codex CLI, OpenCode + MiniMax-M2.7, and Qwen Code + MiniMax-M2.7 as local AI coding CLI workflows.
AI Glossary for Ordinary People
Series appendix, long-term maintained. Only entries that ordinary people will encounter and that affect their choices or safety boundaries. Each entry under 250 words. When products change, update facts first without rewriting series positions.
Web, App, Client, IDE, CLI — What Is the Difference
The same AI capability in a different interface can do completely different things. A phone app is best for quick questions, a web chat for writing, a desktop client for local materials, and CLI is best for turning one directory into an AI workstation.
Foreign Models, Accounts, Networks, and Real-World Limits
"Most advanced" does not equal "most suitable for ordinary people to use reliably." Different regions, account types, phone numbers, payment methods, and network conditions affect which tools you can actually use. The best combination for ordinary people is one that reliably gets things done.
AI Tools Actually Come in Four Types
You do not need to memorize a list of product names. ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Perplexity, Kimi — they are all essentially four types of tools: conversational, search, generative, and action. Know the four types and you will not get lost in product names.
Your Personal AI Workbench
You do not need to become an AI expert first, and you do not need to learn a pile of jargon. What ordinary people really need to practice is describing goals, boundaries, and acceptance criteria clearly. One command-line window where you type plain English and an AI does the work.
Step 1: Start Codex in an empty folder
The first step should not be folder design. Create one empty folder, start Codex there, and let Codex choose the first project structure.
Step 2: Open the first version Codex made
After Codex creates the first personal website in an empty folder, focus on the local preview, clear pages, and privacy risks.
Step 3: Publish a free public URL first
After the local site works, let Codex guide the GitHub and Cloudflare Pages authorization flow with copy-paste prompts instead of manual upload.
Step 4: Add a custom domain only when it helps
After the free URL works, ask Codex whether a custom domain is worth buying. You confirm accounts, domain choices, and page states; you do not need to learn DNS first.
Step 5: Keep editing the site after it is online
After launch, change one thing at a time: ask Codex for a plan, preview locally, check, and publish with the workflow this project actually uses.
Step 6: Check privacy and common mistakes before publishing
Once your personal site can be published and updated, copy one fixed pre-publish prompt so Codex checks privacy, images, links, and phone readability before every release.
Your first personal website with Codex, without fearing the tools
A plain-language entry point for people who use phones and computers but do not yet know hosting, GitHub, or DNS: start from one clean folder and let Codex guide the route.
The Minimum AI Glossary
Only explains the terms that affect ordinary people's choices and safety boundaries. Each term in three sentences: one plain-language explanation, one scenario, one suggestion. No academic definitions, no jargon explaining jargon.
My Minimum AI Workbench
Wrapping up the series with a copyable personal workflow configuration. One stable computer, one project directory, one command-line AI tool, one confirmation habit — this is the foundation for ordinary people using AI for real work.
Ten Things Ordinary People Can Do with AI Right Away
Ground abstract capabilities into real life and work. Ten categories of things ordinary people can complete with AI today — each with a concrete scenario and a copyable prompt.
When Not to Use AI
Establishing safety boundaries so this series does not read like advertising. Do not casually upload ID cards, bank cards, or complete family privacy details. Do not let AI make medical, legal, or investment decisions for you. Letting AI do work does not mean handing over your judgment.
Why I Think One Command-Line Window Is All You Need
CLI is not advanced — it is the cleanest entry point: no buttons to navigate, just one question — what do you want to do? Ordinary people do not need to learn a full software workflow first. They just need to state the goal and let AI guide them through the rest.
Why Ordinary People Can Use CLI Too
We start not from cd, npm, or git theory, but from one real scene: create a folder, open Codex, type one complete goal. Codex will guide you through the entire process. You only need to confirm at key moments.
Build your own independent site with Codex
A beginner-friendly guide for creators, families, engineers, and non-programmers who want a durable home on the web.
How much does a personal independent site really cost?
A practical cost breakdown for Codex, domains, static hosting, storage, email, and the upgrades that may come later.