Commune Wiki

Commune Wiki

An Astro wiki engine — WikiLinks, sliding panes, backlinks, static search — and a `commune` CLI that queries the content graph and checks links.

**License**: MIT · **Live example**: [devonmeadows.com](https://devonmeadows.com)

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✨ Features

• 🔗 WikiLinks: [[Note Title]] automatically converts to links
• 📑 Sliding Panes: Andy Matuschak-style cascading note navigation
• 👁️ Hover Previews: See note content on hover before clicking
• 🔄 Backlinks: Auto-generated bidirectional link graph
• 🎨 Design System: Custom CSS variables with light/dark mode
• 🔍 Search: Cmd-K palette with Pagefind static search
• 📝 Markdown-First: Git-backed content, version controlled
• 🚀 Fast: Static site generation (no runtime database)
• 🎯 Zero Config: Works out of the box, customize as needed

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🎯 Who Is This For?

**Personal Knowledge Management**:

• Researchers building interconnected notes (Zettelkasten/Evergreen Notes)
• Writers managing drafts, research, and published content
• Developers documenting code, decisions, and learnings
• Anyone tired of silo'd notes in proprietary apps

**vs. Other Tools**:

Tool	Approach	Commune Wiki
Obsidian	Desktop app, proprietary sync	Web-first, self-hosted, MIT
Notion	Cloud SaaS, vendor lock-in	Git-backed, own your data
Roam	SaaS, $15/mo	Free, open source, MIT
Logseq	Local-first, complex setup	Simple Astro build, deploy anywhere

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🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js 22.18+ and pnpm

Install & Run

# Clone repository
git clone git@github.com:dmthepm/commune-wiki.git
cd commune-wiki

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Start dev server (http://localhost:4321)
pnpm dev

# Build for production
pnpm build

# Preview production build
pnpm preview

Create Your First Note

# Create a note in src/content/notes/
cat > src/content/notes/hello-world.md << 'MDEOF'
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