I turned 1,700 ebooks collecting digital dust in Calibre into a searchable knowledge base for Claude. Using Python, ChromaDB, and MCP servers, I built a system that lets Claude access my entire library—from security references to business books—delivering specific citations instead of generic AI responses. Here’s how I did it, what broke, and why personal knowledge infrastructure matters more than ever.
I’ve now set up Claude Code with Obsidian for remote work access from any device.
Some quick video generations of myself.
1. I love using MCP server, but Claude sometimes forgets that it has access to it, so I now have two TextExpander expansions that I can execute at the start of my day, and also at regular breaks during my work day. Somewhat ridiculously, I have to remind Claude what my local time is. I…
A quick and dirty test of ElevenMusic, the new music generator from ElevenLabs