second brain

second brain is your personal AI bookmark manager that combines the power of vector search and AI embeddings to organize and retrieve information from your saved bookmarks seamlessly

Core Features

• Vector Database: Utilizes Pinecone for efficient vector storage and retrieval
• AI Embeddings: Uses GenAI embeddings for high-quality text representation
• Browser Extension: Plasmo-based Chrome extension for seamless web clipping
• Modern Web Interface: Next.js-powered user-friendly dashboard
• Semantic Search: Find bookmarks using natural language queries
• Automatic Categorization: AI-powered bookmark organization

System Architecture

Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js - React framework for the web interface
• Shadcn/UI - Utility-first CSS framework

Backend

• Node.js - Runtime environment
• Pinecone - Vector database for embeddings storage
• GenAI - Embedding generation

Extension

• Plasmo Framework - Browser extension SDK
• Chrome Extension APIs - Browser integration

Setup & Run

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v20 or higher)
• pnpm
• Chrome browser (v88+)

Extension Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/jabedzaman/second-brain.git
    cd second-brain

2. Navigate to the extension directory:

   cd packages/extension

3. Install dependencies:

   pnpm install

4. Build the extension:

   pnpm build

5. Load the extension in Chrome:

   • Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
   • Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in the top right)
   • Click "Load unpacked" and select the packages/extension/build directory