Notes Overview
Your digital brain with AI integration. Capture thoughts, organize knowledge, and power your Deva's intelligence—all in one place.
What are Deva Notes?
Deva Notes are intelligent documents that combine traditional note-taking with AI integration. Think of them as your second brain: a personal knowledge base that remembers everything you write, connects related ideas automatically, and helps your AI Deva give smarter, more personalized responses.
The key difference: Unlike traditional note apps, your Notes can be completely private while still powering your AI. Your Deva can reference your private notes to give better responses without exposing sensitive information to anyone else.
Why Use Notes?
Capture Knowledge - Store research, meeting notes, project plans, and reflections in one searchable place.
Connect Ideas - [[Note links]] create a web of knowledge with automatic backlinks showing how ideas relate.
Power Your AI - Your Deva references your notes for smarter responses while keeping them private from others.
Organize Naturally - Use daily notes for time-based capture, tags for topics, and instant search to find anything.
Key Features at a Glance
Daily Notes - Auto-dated entries, ⌘D for instant access
Note Linking - [[Double brackets]] connect ideas
AI Integration - @deva inline prompts, AI references your notes
Privacy Control - Private notes your AI can still access
Rich Shortcuts - ⌘K, ⌘⇧F, ⌘Enter for speed
Sharing - Granular permissions (View/Comment/Edit/Full)
Root Note - Permanent hub for organization (🌿 icon)
Search - Find anything with ;search or ⌘K
Sync - Real-time across all devices
Understanding the Interface
Notes Tab
Access Notes from the main navigation bar at the top of Deva.
Click Notes to enter your personal knowledge base.
Sidebar Navigation
The left sidebar organizes your notes:
Daily Notes - Auto-created entries for each day, perfect for journaling (⌘D for instant access)
All Notes - Complete list sorted by date or usage with search and filter
Root Note 🌿 - Your permanent organization hub, always pinned at the top, cannot be deleted
New Note - Create a new blank note
Main Editing Area
Clean, distraction-free writing with markdown formatting, auto-save, and rich text support. The right sidebar (when open) shows note options, backlinks, metadata, and sharing settings.
Creating Your First Note
Click + New Note in the left sidebar. A blank note opens—start typing to create your title, then write content below.
Formatting options: **bold**, *italic*, [[note links]], ⌘K for hyperlinks, @deva mentions for inline AI prompts, plus standard markdown for lists, headers, and quotes.
Your note auto-saves as you type and syncs in real-time across all devices.
Your Root Note
Every Deva account has exactly one Root Note—a permanent, immutable hub for your knowledge organization.
What Makes Root Note Special?
Permanent and Pinned:
Always at the top of All Notes
Cannot be deleted or removed
Branch icon (🌿) identifies it
Immutable Structure:
You can edit the content freely
You cannot change its "root" status
No accidental deletions or moves
Organization Hub:
Use it as your table of contents
Link to major project notes
Create your knowledge structure
Define what your Deva knows best
How to Use Your Root Note
As a Hub:
As Deva Training:
Your Root Note often contains the core knowledge you want your Deva to reference. Enable "Use for Responses" to make it part of your AI's knowledge base.
As a Directory:
Link to all your important notes from the Root Note, creating a navigable knowledge tree.
Root Note Toggles
Your Root Note (and all notes) have special toggles on the right sidebar:
Use for Responses ☑ - Your Deva can reference this note when responding to others. Powerful for building your AI's expertise. See AI Integration & Sharing.
Show in Retrievals ☑ - Controls whether AI retrieval systems can access this note. Usually paired with "Use for Responses."
Publish ☐ - Makes the note publicly visible (view-only). Useful for sharing knowledge.
Delete Note - Not available for Root Note. Regular notes can be deleted via this option.
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