Analyze Notes#

PREREQUISITE: Read deepvista-shared, deepvista-vistabase, and deepvista-notes.

Search, retrieve, and analyze notes from the knowledge base to surface insights, patterns, and summaries.

Steps#

1. Search for relevant notes using a query derived from the user's request: bash

   deepvista card +search "<topic or keyword>" --type note --limit 20
   
   

2. List recent notes if no specific topic was given, to get a broad view: bash

   deepvista notes list --limit 20
   
   

3. Fetch full content for the most relevant notes (pick IDs from search/list results): bash

   deepvista notes get <note_id>
   
   

   Repeat for each note you need to read in full.

4. Analyze and synthesize — read the content and identify:

   • Recurring themes or topics
   • Key decisions or action items
   • Open questions or unresolved threads
   • Timeline of ideas if dates are present

5. Present findings to the user as a structured summary.

6. Optionally save the analysis back as a new note (confirm with user first): bash

   deepvista notes create --title "Analysis: <topic> — <date>" --content "<synthesis>"
   
   

   [!CAUTION] Write command — confirm with user before saving.

Tips#

• Use card +search with specific keywords rather than listing everything — it uses hybrid vector+keyword search and returns the most relevant results.

• Filter by type to stay focused on notes: deepvista card +search "<query>" --type note.

• For time-bounded analysis ("notes from this week"), use notes list and filter by created_at in the JSON output.

• Use chat +send to ask the AI agent to synthesize across a large set of notes: bash

  deepvista chat +send "Here are my recent notes: <paste content>. What are the key themes?"
  
  

Examples#

bash

# Find all notes about a project
deepvista card +search "project alpha" --type note --limit 15

# Get full content of a note
deepvista notes get note_abc123

# Save analysis as a new note
deepvista notes create \
  --title "Weekly Themes — 2026-04-02" \
  --content "## Key Themes\n- Theme 1\n- Theme 2\n\n## Open Questions\n- ..."

See Also#

• deepvista-notes — CRUD operations on individual notes
• deepvista-vistabase — Full knowledge base search and management
• deepvista-recipe-research-to-recipe — Run a Recipe workflow with research findings