Generic markdown import (Obsidian vaults, knowledge bases)

[Paul-Kyle]

Problem

Users with existing knowledge in Obsidian vaults, Logseq graphs, or other markdown-based systems have no migration path into Palinode beyond manual copy-paste.

Proposed solution

Generalize the existing OpenClaw migration parser into a generic markdown importer:

• Configurable heading-level splitting (##, ###, etc.)
• LLM-powered extraction mode for unstructured brain dumps
• Frontmatter generation with category detection
• --dry-run and --review modes (already proven in OpenClaw importer)
• SHA-256 dedup to avoid re-importing existing content

Target sources: Obsidian, Logseq, Bear, plain markdown directories.

Context

The OpenClaw importer (palinode migrate openclaw) already handles structured MEMORY.md files with scoring-based type detection. This extends that foundation to arbitrary markdown.

[Paul-Kyle]

Related follow-up: generic markdown import should stay the main track here, with Obsidian-specific workflow treated as adjacent adoption work rather than a replacement for broad markdown import.