◆ zhiyuan.dev

◆ Software engineer & tinkerer / Atlanta, GA

I build small, careful things
for the open web.

I’m Zhiyuan — I like plain HTML, sharp typography, tools that get out of the way, and writing down what I learn. This is my corner of the internet: half notebook, half workshop.

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[01] Selected work All projects
active 2026

PlanVault

A daily-planning system that lives inside my Obsidian notes — templates, a skill, and a bit of automation.

  • Obsidian
  • Markdown
  • Claude
experiment 2026

CanvasManager

A small companion tool for working with Obsidian Canvas files programmatically.

  • TypeScript
  • Obsidian
[02] Recent notes Archive
[03] Right now

Currently heads-down on a planning system for my notes, learning to make the web feel handmade again, and reading more fiction than I have in years.

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