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title: Getting Started with Phasoric
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excerpt: 'Welcome to Phasoric, your private, local-first Markdown knowledge workspace built on a single promise: Remember why. See what changed. Act with confidence.'
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# Getting Started with Phasoric

Welcome to Phasoric, your private, local-first Markdown knowledge workspace built on a single promise: **Remember why. See what changed. Act with confidence.**

## Step 1: Import or Audit Your Vault

- **Vault Intelligence Audit**: Visit `/vault-audit` to run a client-side scan on any local Markdown or ENEX vault. Inspect broken links, duplicate notes, orphan files, and migration risks without uploading data.
- **Migration Wizard**: Preview Obsidian, Evernote (ENEX), or standard Markdown imports and review which supported structure, metadata, and attachments will be preserved before writing.

## Step 2: Install a Feature Pack

Accelerate your workflow with pre-configured, installable **Feature Packs**:
1. Open the **Pack Library** from the navigation menu.
2. Preview packs like *Personal Knowledge System*, *Everything Inbox*, *Product Decision Log*, or *Meeting Memory*.
3. Click **Install Pack** to add templates, Quarries, Pulse lenses, and Forge recipes to your vault safely without overwriting content.

## Step 3: Capture and Record Decisions (Strata 2.0)

- Write notes and capture web clips using browser extensions or inbox destinations.
- Use explicit syntax (e.g., `Decision: Use PostgreSQL for main database`) or record meetings using **Meeting Memory**.
- Phasoric's **Strata 2.0** engine detects decision candidates, fingerprinting source blocks to maintain provenance across edits.

## Step 4: Track What Changed (Pulse 2.0)

- Navigate to **Pulse** to see personalized change intelligence briefs.
- Pulse calculates per-lens deltas so you see what changed, why it matters, and supporting source links.

## Step 5: Execute Approved Actions (Forge 2.0)

- Turn grounded findings into actions using **Forge 2.0**.
- Review visual diffs and dry-runs before approving updates to notes, tasks, calendar events (`.ics`), or follow-up email drafts.

## Step 6: Power-User Productivity & Shortcuts

- **Hotkey Cheat Sheet**: Press **`?`** anywhere in the application (or **`Ctrl+/`**) to launch the dark glassmorphism hotkey cheat sheet.
- **Quick Navigation**: Use `Ctrl+Shift+D` for Daily Note, `Ctrl+Shift+P` for Pulse, `Ctrl+Shift+F` for Forge, `Ctrl+Shift+M` for Meeting Memory, and `Ctrl+Shift+A` for Vault Health.
- **Command Palette**: Press **`Ctrl+K`** to search files, tasks, headings, and 2.0 action commands.
- **Contextual Help**: Click the `?` icon next to feature headers across the app for quick inline help and guide links that open safely in a new tab.