Explore
The Explore page surfaces patterns, connections, and forgotten ideas across your entire knowledge base. Instead of searching for something specific, Explore helps you discover what you already know — and what you might have missed.
Topic Clusters
Explore groups your notes into topic clusters using semantic embeddings. Each cluster represents a theme that runs through multiple notes. Clicking a cluster label runs a contextual search across those notes.
The number of clusters displayed is configurable in Explore settings. Clusters are rebuilt automatically as you add and process notes.
Bridge Notes
Bridge notes are notes that link two or more otherwise separate topic clusters. They often represent the most generative ideas in your knowledge base — the places where different threads of thought intersect.
OikoNotes surfaces bridge notes automatically based on the Knowledge Graph structure. You can configure how many are displayed in Explore settings.
Search History
Recent searches appear on the Explore page so you can quickly return to an earlier investigation. The number of history entries shown is adjustable in settings.
AI Recommendations
When recommendations are enabled, the AI analyses your recent activity and suggests notes or topics to revisit. Recommendations take into account:
- Notes you have not opened recently
- Concepts that appear in your fleeting notes but not yet in permanent notes
- Topic clusters that are growing but whose bridge connections are thin
Toggle recommendations in Settings → Explore.
Settings
Configure Explore in Settings → Explore:
- Clusters to display — maximum number of topic clusters shown (1–50, default 10).
- Bridge notes to display — how many bridge notes to surface (1–20, default 5).
- History entries to show — number of recent searches listed (1–50, default 10).
- AI recommendations — enable or disable AI-generated reading suggestions.
Tips
- Explore becomes most useful after you have 50+ notes — clusters need enough material to form meaningful groupings.
- Use bridge notes as prompts for synthesis: a bridge note is often the seed of a new permanent note or essay.
- Combine Explore with the Knowledge Graph for a visual view of the same structural relationships.