Basic Memory
Concepts

Projects and folders

How projects map to folders on disk or in the Cloud.

Projects are top‑level containers. Each project maps to a folder tree.

Create a project

bm project add "work" ~/Documents/work-notes

Set the default project

bm project default "work"

Organize with folders

Use normal folders inside a project. The folder structure is preserved in Cloud and local modes.

When to use multiple projects

Use separate projects when you want strict boundaries (work vs personal, client vs internal).

Next steps

Knowledge Format

Learn the note structure with observations and relations.

Notes Interface

Use notes in the Cloud app.