Full Guide: Build An AI Second Brain With Codex

Matt Wolfe · Beginner ·🤖 AI Agents & Automation ·2w ago

Skills: Agent Foundations90%

Here's how to build an AI second brain. Launch your own AI agents with OpenClaw at http://hostinger.com/mattopenclaw and get 10% off with code MATTWOLFE Discover More: 🛠️ Explore AI Tools & News: https://futuretools.io/ 📰 Weekly Newsletter: https://futuretools.io/newsletter Socials: ❌ Twiter/X: https://x.com/mreflow 🖼️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mr.eflow 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@mr.eflow 🟦 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-wolfe-30841712/ 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattrwolfe Resources From Today's Video: Karpathy Tweet: https://x.com/karpathy/status/2039805659525644595 Karpathy GitHub Page: https://gist.github.com/karpathy/442a6bf555914893e9891c11519de94f Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/ Obsidian Web Clipper: https://obsidian.md/clipper Codex App: https://chatgpt.com/codex/ Let’s work together! - Brand, sponsorship & business inquiries: mattwolfe@smoothmedia.co #AINews #AITools #ArtificialIntelligence Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 1:07 The System Overview 6:14 OpenClaw on Hostinger 8:03 Karpathy LLM Wiki Concept 8:27 Tools Needed 9:41 The Buildout 18:19 Querying the Wiki 19:28 Manually Updating the Agent 21:25 Letting AI Update the Agent & Building Journal / CRM 24:46 Testing the CRM 26:01 Testing the Journal 29:11 Automating The Wiki Linking 30:30 Backing it all up to GitHub 31:41 Recap and Final Thoughts

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Chapters (14)

Intro

1:07 The System Overview

6:14 OpenClaw on Hostinger

8:03 Karpathy LLM Wiki Concept

8:27 Tools Needed

9:41 The Buildout

18:19 Querying the Wiki

19:28 Manually Updating the Agent

21:25 Letting AI Update the Agent & Building Journal / CRM

24:46 Testing the CRM

26:01 Testing the Journal

29:11 Automating The Wiki Linking

30:30 Backing it all up to GitHub

31:41 Recap and Final Thoughts

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