File system
A file system is how a context repository organizes company knowledge into files inside folders, each file living at one fixed address.
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What is a file system?
A file system organizes markdown files into folders inside a context repository. Every file sits at one path with a name and a folder it belongs to, so nothing is stored without a fixed location.
Company knowledge usually starts scattered across chat threads, meeting notes, and one-off documents that were not labeled consistently. A file system's job is to give each fact a stable place so it can be found the same way repeatedly.
How does a file system differ from an interconnected file system?
A file system organizes files into folders and stops there, so two files can sit side by side with no link between them. An interconnected file system adds direct references between files, connecting a customer file straight to the playbook it needs.
How does a file system work?
Every file gets a stable ID when it's created, and that ID stays attached even after the file is renamed or moved to a different folder. Folders group files the way a company organizes itself, by customer, by deal, or by product area, and every edit to a file is versioned automatically, so an old version is never lost.
Qontext's context repository uses this file-and-folder structure as its base layer, then adds references between files on top, turning separate folders into one interconnected file system.