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The team second brain
On real-time collaboration, local-first markdown, open source, and giving your AI a second brain.
Multiplayer Obsidian: how to get real-time collaboration on your markdown notes
Obsidian has no real-time collaboration and is built for one person. Why, what the workarounds cost, and how to get true multiplayer editing on plain markdown.
Team second brainWhat is a team second brain (and why nobody built one until now)
A team second brain is a shared knowledge system your whole team edits together. What it is, why personal note apps fail teams, and how Baalda does it.
Open source & local-firstThe open source second brain: own your notes, forever
Why a second brain should be open source and local-first: plain markdown you own, no lock-in, self-hostable. How Baalda (Apache-2.0) compares to closed apps.
AI & MCPGive your AI a second brain: connect Claude to your notes over MCP
MCP lets an AI assistant read and write your actual markdown files instead of a separate chat. How it works, why it beats copy-paste, and how to set it up with Baalda.
ComparisonsThe best second brain apps in 2026 (for teams and solo)
An honest comparison of the best second brain apps in 2026: Notion, Obsidian, Logseq, Reflect, Tana, and Baalda. Which to pick for a team versus solo.