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Curated Collections

Curated collections are keyword-seeded topic lenses over your knowledge base. Unlike projects (which are tied to active work), collections are persistent views for topics you care about.

Creating a Collection

From the dashboard

Click Collections in the sidebar, then + New Collection. Enter:

  • Name — A descriptive label (e.g., "Systems Design")
  • Keywords — Comma-separated terms that define the topic (e.g., "distributed systems, scalability, load balancing, CAP theorem")

A real-time preview shows matching items as you type keywords, so you can refine your terms before saving.

Via MCP

create_collection("Systems Design", "distributed systems, scalability, load balancing, CAP theorem")

How Collections Work

Collections use a combination of keyword matching (via FTS5) and semantic similarity (via vector search) to find items that match your topic definition. The same score-gap algorithm used by projects determines the boundary — items clearly about the topic are included, borderline items are excluded.

Collections are dynamic. When you save new items that match a collection's keywords, they're automatically included. No manual curation needed.

Browsing Collections

Click a collection in the sidebar to see its members. You can:

  • Sort by relevance, date, or vitality
  • Switch between grid and compact view
  • Search within the collection
  • Click any item to see its full detail panel

Managing Collections

To delete a collection, open it from the sidebar and use the delete action. Deleting a collection removes the lens — it does not delete the underlying knowmarks.