What is LLM Wiki by Andrej Karpathy?

It's a system where an LLM builds and maintains a persistent knowledge base from your docs, instead of retrieving on-the-fly. Gist hit 5k stars fast.

How do I set up LLM Wiki with Claude and Obsidian?

Grab the Claude Code skill: /wiki-init to start, ingest sources, query away. Obsidian hosts the Markdown wiki pages smoothly.

Does LLM Wiki work for teams or just solo use?

Perfect for both—CTOs use it for decisions, writers for research. Sync Obsidian vaults via Git for collab.

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5,000+ Stars: Karpathy's LLM Wiki Powers Your Second Brain

5,000 stars in a week. That's Andrej Karpathy's LLM Wiki hitting GitHub like a meteor, promising a 'second brain' that actually sticks. I built it into Claude—and it's wild.

Open Source Beat Apr 14, 2026 4 min read

GitHub stars exploding on Karpathy's LLM Wiki gist with Claude and Obsidian integration

⚡ Key Takeaways

Karpathy's LLM Wiki gist racked up 5,000+ stars, turning transient LLM queries into persistent knowledge bases. 𝕏
Claude Code skill boils it down to four commands: init, ingest, query, lint—for instant second-brain setup. 𝕏
Completes Karpathy's agent trilogy: optimize, collaborate, remember—paving AI's path to true intelligence. 𝕏
Obsidian integration visualizes connections, flagging contradictions automatically. 𝕏
Bold prediction: Native IDE support in 2 years, outpacing bloated corporate alternatives. 𝕏