So what is everyone working on this weekend?

As always, this is the first of many lessons coming in our new course: Build a CRM in Obsidian-Claw Send email with OpenClaw P1 Most people try to automate email way too early. That’s backwards. What you actually need first is the scaffolding. In this lesson, I show you how I’m building email sending inside my Obsidian CRM with OpenClaw by starting small and being very explicit with the instructions. Instead of blasting generic automated emails, I’m linking: • the related person • the related conversation • the related send template Then OpenClaw uses that context to draft an email that actually fits the person. That’s the shift: from generic automation to context-aware communication This is still the early stage, but it’s the right stage. Get the structure right first. Then connect Gmail. Then scale. That’s how you build something useful instead of building a robotic spam cannon. If you’ve ever wanted your CRM to help you send smarter email, this lesson will show you how the pieces fit together. Available for Premium users and above: https://www.skool.com/obsidian-claw-3461/classroom/c9909aba PS: Don’t forget we have our weekly X Space tomorrow. If you have questions about OpenClaw and Obsidian, pop by: https://x.com/MarniMelrose/status/2038898587829190689

Let’s get to know each other. Drop a comment with: 1. Where you are based 🗺️ 2. Why you decided to start using AI 🤖 3. What you are working on with your AI 👨‍💼👩‍💼 Bonus: What Agent harness are you using? OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude, Something else? Can’t wait to meet everyone. 😊

A new member @Gabriel Wojciechowski just asked, "what about Top alternatives to Obsidian and Notion include Anytype (local-first, object-based), Logseq (outliner, privacy-focused), AppFlowy (open-source Notion clone), and Craft (native, design-focused). These options provide strong alternatives for privacy, speed, and knowledge management depending on whether you prefer local files or structured databases." and I decided I would answer it here. Notion and the others don't have a CLI. Also when you have too much infrastructure already in the other tool it costs a lot (in terms of tokens) for the AI to learn it. This is very common and why, experienced operators don't want to use MCPs. They are mostly a bloated mess. See this post on X and also this one. Maybe I need to do an Article on this? The whole industry is standardizing on Obsidian. Just search Obsidian and OpenClaw on X and you will learn exactly why.

X is where a lot of technical people hang out and I hold a space there Wednesdays and Sundays. I am wondering how many of you actually use X. If you want to follow me there https://x.com/marnimelrose