These example maps are meant to be opened, searched, filtered, and deep-linked, not just skimmed.
Each one demonstrates a different style of thinking in mdmind:
- product and roadmap planning
- model comparison and benchmark review
- meeting notes and action follow-up
- prompt iteration and evaluation
- decision logging
- agent TODO maps and handoff loops
- agent-to-human research handoff
- studio operating maps
- game worldbuilding and quest architecture
- novel research, themes, and drafting
You can explore them in two ways:
mdmind examples/lantern-studio-map.md
mdm view examples/lantern-studio-map.md#lantern/execution/now- Want the smallest starter example: demo.md
- Want realistic product planning: product-status.md
- Want a column-first model benchmark example: model-benchmark-comparison.md
- Want meeting notes that still feel like an outliner: meeting-notes-action-map.md
- Want an agent-generated handoff shape: agent-research-handoff.md
- Want a Codex-friendly TODO workflow: agent-todo-workflow.md
- Want a lived-in studio operating map: lantern-studio-map.md
- Want worldbuilding and quests: game-world-moonwake.md
- Want writing and research: novel-research-writing-map.md
The smallest map in the repo. Good for learning the file shape and basic tree navigation.
Try:
mdmind examples/demo.md
mdm view examples/demo.md
mdm links examples/demo.md --plainA compact product planning map with features, active work, priorities, and docs-related branches.
What it demonstrates:
#feature,#todo, and status-style metadata- product breakdown by capability area
- ids on important feature branches
Good first jump:
mdm view examples/product-status.md#example/product/features/docsGood CLI probes:
mdm find examples/product-status.md "#todo @status:active" --plain
mdm kv examples/product-status.md --keys status,owner,priority --plain
mdm links examples/product-status.md --plainA model comparison and leaderboard cross-reference built to be opened as a metadata table rather than read as a deep hierarchy.
What it demonstrates:
- a real column-first workflow for comparing AI models across multiple public leaderboards
- rows as models with columns like
@provider,@context,@aa_rank,@aa_index,@llms_rank,@llms_score,@lma_text_rank, and@lma_code_rank - explicit
@matchand@coveragefields for model-name ambiguity across sources - detail lines as source and variant notes, with all comparable data kept on the model rows
- a shallow map that keeps non-row context out of the table body
Good first jump:
mdmind examples/model-benchmark-comparison.mdThen press C, press c, and select columns such as @provider, @context, @aa_rank, @aa_index, @aa_price_usd_1m, @llms_rank, @llms_score, @lma_text_rank, @lma_code_rank, @match, and @coverage.
Good CLI probes:
mdm kv examples/model-benchmark-comparison.md --keys provider,context,aa_rank,aa_index,aa_price_usd_1m,llms_rank,llms_score,lma_text_rank,lma_code_rank,match,coverage --plain
mdm find examples/model-benchmark-comparison.md "#model @provider:openai" --plain
mdm find examples/model-benchmark-comparison.md "#model @coverage:4" --plain
mdm view examples/model-benchmark-comparison.md#model-benchmarkA classic meeting-notes outline with agenda, discussion notes, decisions, action items, and parking-lot topics.
What it demonstrates:
- a traditional outliner-style use case that still benefits from tags, metadata, ids, and cross-links
- longer discussion notes attached with detail lines instead of bloating row labels
- turning one meeting into a reusable action surface instead of a dead transcript
Good first jump:
mdm view examples/meeting-notes-action-map.md#meeting/actionsGood CLI probes:
mdm find examples/meeting-notes-action-map.md "@owner:maya" --plain
mdm find examples/meeting-notes-action-map.md "#decision" --plain
mdm kv examples/meeting-notes-action-map.md --keys owner,status,priority,date --plainA prompt-iteration workspace for variants, evaluation notes, and prompt ownership.
What it demonstrates:
- prompt families with sibling variants
- metadata for evaluation and ownership
- a structure that works for prompt libraries without turning into a spreadsheet
Good first jump:
mdm view examples/prompt-ops.md#example/prompts/variantsGood CLI probes:
mdm find examples/prompt-ops.md "@owner:jason" --plain
mdm tags examples/prompt-ops.md --plain
mdm kv examples/prompt-ops.md --keys owner,status,score,failure --plainA small decision record map for architecture or product tradeoffs.
What it demonstrates:
- dated or staged decisions
- pros/cons and consequences as branches
- stable ids for citing decisions later
Good CLI probes:
mdm tags examples/decision-log.md --plain
mdm links examples/decision-log.md --plain
mdm find examples/decision-log.md "tradeoff" --plainA research synthesis map shaped the way an agent might hand off work to a human operator.
What it demonstrates:
- agent-friendly map structure without over-structuring every branch
- themes, evidence, open questions, and actions in one file
- ids, details, and a few meaningful relations
- a practical bridge from agent output to human cleanup in
mdmind
Good first jump:
mdm view examples/agent-research-handoff.md#agent-handoff/themesGood CLI probes:
mdm find examples/agent-research-handoff.md "@source:interview" --plain
mdm find examples/agent-research-handoff.md "#todo @status:active" --plain
mdm relations examples/agent-research-handoff.md#agent-handoff/themes/ownership --plainA local TODO and handoff map for a developer working with Codex or another coding agent.
What it demonstrates:
- decomposable tasks with
#todo,@status,@owner,@priority, and@area - short handoff instructions that an agent can follow safely
- validation and inspection commands embedded near the workflow
[ ]and[x]rows that toggle withSpacein the TUI
Good first jump:
mdm view examples/agent-todo-workflow.md#codex-todo/currentGood CLI probes:
mdm find examples/agent-todo-workflow.md "task:open" --plain
mdm find examples/agent-todo-workflow.md "#todo @status:active" --plain
mdm kv examples/agent-todo-workflow.md --keys status,owner,priority,area --plain
mdm find examples/agent-todo-workflow.md "task:blocked" --plain
mdm find examples/agent-todo-workflow.md "@status:blocked" --plainA large, lived-in studio operating map built around the fictional immersive nighttime experience Drift Signal. It mixes creative direction, route design, launch prep, audience signals, story/copy work, team roles, and risks.
What it demonstrates:
- a map that feels like two months of real work
- multiple owners across one live production surface
- suggested filters and deep links embedded in the document
- how ids, tags, metadata, and typed cross-links can support a dense operating map
- typed cross-links and backlinks across roadmap, docs, launch, and team branches
Good first jumps:
mdm view examples/lantern-studio-map.md#lantern/execution/now
mdm view examples/lantern-studio-map.md#lantern/timeline/week-8Good CLI probes:
mdm find examples/lantern-studio-map.md "@owner:mira" --plain
mdm find examples/lantern-studio-map.md "#blocked" --plain
mdm kv examples/lantern-studio-map.md --keys owner,area,priority,dependency --plain
mdm links examples/lantern-studio-map.md --plain
mdm relations examples/lantern-studio-map.md#lantern/product/docs --plainA narrative exploration game map with regions, factions, characters, quests, systems, production work, and playtest feedback.
What it demonstrates:
- worldbuilding that stays operational
- region metadata like
@region:* - quest arcs and production tasks in one structure
- filtering creative work by owner, region, or quest state
Good first jumps:
mdm view examples/game-world-moonwake.md#moonwake/world
mdm view examples/game-world-moonwake.md#moonwake/quests/main
mdm view examples/game-world-moonwake.md#moonwake/production/currentGood CLI probes:
mdm find examples/game-world-moonwake.md "#quest @status:active" --plain
mdm kv examples/game-world-moonwake.md --keys owner,region,status --plain
mdm find examples/game-world-moonwake.md "@region:glass-marsh" --plainA novel-development workspace with characters, places, plot lines, secondary themes, image systems, quotes, chapter planning, research notes, and revision work.
What it demonstrates:
- writing projects as structured maps instead of loose notes
#theme,#quote,#chapter, and location-based metadata- cross-links between characters, locations, themes, plot lines, and current chapters
- attached detail lines for character and location notes that are longer than a one-line label
- how research, drafting, and revision can live in one file
Good first jumps:
mdm view examples/novel-research-writing-map.md#glass-archive/themes
mdm view examples/novel-research-writing-map.md#glass-archive/chaptersGood CLI probes:
mdm tags examples/novel-research-writing-map.md --plain
mdm find examples/novel-research-writing-map.md "#quote" --plain
mdm find examples/novel-research-writing-map.md "@location:archive" --plain
mdm kv examples/novel-research-writing-map.md --keys pov,location,owner,status --plain
mdm relations examples/novel-research-writing-map.md#glass-archive/characters/mara --plainIf you are trying to learn the product quickly:
- Open one example in
mdmind. - Use
:orCtrl+Pto jump by branch name, id,#tag, or@metadata. - Use
/andbto compare freeform queries with browse-driven discovery. - Use
mafter narrowing the working set to navigate the same scope in the spatial canvas. - Use
Mif you want the older fixed visual mindmap for a static read or PNG export. - Use the same file in
mdmwithfind,tags,kv, andlinksto see the read-only CLI model.