What is the Joshu Roam connection?

Joshu connects to Roam through OAuth and accesses the personal or team research graphs you choose. It navigates networked pages, follows bi-directional links, reads daily notes, and incorporates your long-term research into email drafts and meeting briefs. You work with an assistant who has a desk, a computer, and persistent memory, not another search box that fails on interconnected thoughts.

Is my Roam data secure?

Yes. Every Joshu runs in its own isolated, sandboxed cloud computer. Research graphs, private notes, and block hierarchies Joshu reads stay in that private sandbox. Joshu only accesses graphs you authorize, and your data is never used to train public AI models.

Will Joshu modify Roam blocks without asking?

Joshu operates in read and draft mode by default. Appending notes to your daily log or creating new graph pages follows approval rules you set, protecting your personal knowledge architecture.

What can Joshu access in Roam?

Only the Roam graphs authorized during OAuth sign-in. Joshu cannot view separate personal graphs or encrypted workspaces you do not connect.

What is the difference between Roam search and Joshu?

Roam search matches words across linked blocks inside Roam. Joshu is a dedicated teammate with memory across Roam, your email, calendar, files, and past conversations. It connects research notes in Roam to active client proposals and brings relevant insights into upcoming meeting preps.

Do I need a paid plan?

Joshu is $95 a month with a simple flat rate. That includes your sandboxed cloud computer, a dedicated US phone number, an @joshu.me email address, eight-level cortex memory, and all tool connectors, including Roam. There are no surprise usage tiers or seat markups.

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Connect Joshu to Roam

Connect Roam so Joshu can query your networked thought graph, pull research from daily notes, and cite interconnected knowledge.

Roam

“What notes did I write about pricing strategy in my Roam graph last month?”

Joshu navigates your linked pages, extracts dated thoughts on pricing, and compiles a coherent summary on your desk.

“Find all references to the Crestview account across my daily notes.”

Joshu searches bi-directional links across your graph, gathers every mention, and cites the exact daily note dates.

“Summarize the key ideas from my research graph on distributed teams.”

Joshu traces related node clusters, extracts core arguments and references, and drafts a structured brief for review.

Your networked notes, daily logs, and conceptual graphs in Roam connect directly to your daily communication and planning.

What Joshu does

Joshu explores your Roam graphs to surface past thinking, trace connections across topics, and retrieve historical context recorded in your daily notes. When preparing for strategy meetings or drafting complex proposals, Joshu references your personal research graph, cites original node dates, and weaves relevant concepts into polished briefs.

What you do

Connect your Roam account with OAuth and select which graph Joshu may explore. Choose whether research summaries land directly in your morning brief or remain on standby for focused knowledge queries.

Why it sticks

Roam is ideal for nonlinear thinking, but retrieving past insights when preparing client work can take time. Joshu navigates the graph's connections and brings the right thoughts to the surface when you need them.

Permissions and limits

Joshu accesses Roam using authorized OAuth tokens. It reads block trees and page links within approved graphs. It cannot access graphs outside your connected account or modify blocks without explicit instruction.

Frequently asked questions

: Joshu connects to Roam through OAuth and accesses the personal or team research graphs you choose. It navigates networked pages, follows bi-directional links, reads daily notes, and incorporates your long-term research into email drafts and meeting briefs. You work with an assistant who has a desk, a computer, and persistent memory, not another search box that fails on interconnected thoughts.
: Yes. Every Joshu runs in its own isolated, sandboxed cloud computer. Research graphs, private notes, and block hierarchies Joshu reads stay in that private sandbox. Joshu only accesses graphs you authorize, and your data is never used to train public AI models.
: Joshu operates in read and draft mode by default. Appending notes to your daily log or creating new graph pages follows approval rules you set, protecting your personal knowledge architecture.
: Only the Roam graphs authorized during OAuth sign-in. Joshu cannot view separate personal graphs or encrypted workspaces you do not connect.
: Roam search matches words across linked blocks inside Roam. Joshu is a dedicated teammate with memory across Roam, your email, calendar, files, and past conversations. It connects research notes in Roam to active client proposals and brings relevant insights into upcoming meeting preps.
: Joshu is $95 a month with a simple flat rate. That includes your sandboxed cloud computer, a dedicated US phone number, an @joshu.me email address, eight-level cortex memory, and all tool connectors, including Roam. There are no surprise usage tiers or seat markups.