Vault Connect

/vault-connect [topic A] [topic B]

Find hidden connections between seemingly unrelated vault domains.

Modes

• Two topics given: Find structural bridges between A and B.
• One topic given: Find the most surprising connections TO this topic from other domains.
• No topic given: Scan recent activity and find the highest-value cross-domain bridge.

Steps

1. Read _CLAUDE.md at vault root for folder map.

2. Read index.md for vault topology.

3. Map the domains -- for each topic:

   • Search vault for all notes mentioning it (title, body, tags, links)
   • Identify the domain cluster (which folders, which projects, which time period)
   • Extract structural properties: is it a process? a framework? a failure mode? a trade-off?

4. Find bridges -- spawn 3 parallel bridge agents:

   • Structural agent: Same abstract shape in different domains.
   • Causal agent: Does one domain's output feed another? Does a finding explain a failure?
   • Temporal agent: Things that happened simultaneously or in sequence.

5. Present connections ranked by surprise and utility:

   ## Connections Found
   
   ### 1. [Connection Name] (surprise: high/medium, utility: high/medium)
   **Domain A:** [concept] -- from [[note]]
   **Domain B:** [concept] -- from [[note]]
   **Bridge:** [what they share structurally]
   **Implication:** [what you can DO with this connection]
   

6. If a connection is strong enough: propose a synthesis note that explicitly links the domains.

7. Append to log.md: ## [YYYY-MM-DD] connect | [topic(s)] -- [N] bridges found

Rules

• All output in the user's language (from _CLAUDE.md Language section). Translate ALL template headings: "## 发现的联系", "领域A：", "桥梁：", "启示：" for Chinese users. Cross-language connections (e.g., a Chinese note bridging to an English note) are especially valuable -- flag them.
• Surprise is the metric -- "two related notes are related" is boring
• Structural analogy, not surface similarity -- shared words don't count. Shared SHAPES count.
• Be honest about stretch -- label genuine insights vs creative reaching
• Cite specific notes -- verifiable connections
• Propose actions -- a connection without an implication is trivia