Quick Start

1. Initialize a Workspace

zen workspace init

This sets up ~/.zen/ with the default directory structure and embedded configuration.

2. Create Your First Note

zen note create "Meeting Notes: Q3 Planning" --tag project

Notes are stored as Markdown in ~/.zen/vault/inbox/ with YAML frontmatter.

3. Search Your Knowledge Base

zen search run "Q3 planning"

Zen searches across 5 tiers: ripgrep → FTS5 → vector embeddings → entity graph → LLM.

4. View Your Configuration

zen config show

Shows the merged configuration from all 5 layers.

5. Explore More Commands

zen --help

Or dive into the CLI Commands reference.

Next Steps