hylo

Name: hylo Review
Item: hylo
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Reduces context-switching and knowledge retrieval friction by embedding AI agents directly into note systems, enabling teams to maintain searchable instituti…

Hylo: AI-native note-taking app compatible with Obsidian. AI agents organize and help you use your notes.

Ask Claude to automatically organize scattered technical notes into linked knowledge graphs
Generate summaries of your entire codebase documentation from fragmented notes
Find relevant past solutions when Claude searches your note history for similar problems

101 starsApache-2.0 (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Reduces context-switching and knowledge retrieval friction by embedding AI agents directly into note systems, enabling teams to maintain searchable institutional knowledge while automating organization tasks that otherwise consume engineering time.

Best for

Engineering teams and technical leads managing distributed knowledge bases who need AI-assisted note organization and retrieval without switching platforms.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/skoowoo/hylo

By skoowoo

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install skoowoo/hylo

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Automatically organize scattered technical notes into linked knowledge graphs

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars101Contributors1Last updated2026-10-29LicenseApache-2.0 (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-10-30 · scanner v1

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 89 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license Apache-2.0.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.
Single maintainer. Consider the risk if this person stops maintaining the project.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedOct 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 89 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license Apache-2.0.

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