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@jacob-kraniak jacob-kraniak commented Mar 3, 2026

Minor Updates + Proposal for Ongoing Maintenance

Hi @trimstray,

First, thanks for building/maintaining this legendary resource over so many years! 209k+ stars and still a popular destination for many in infosec/sysadmin/devops.

I've submitted these small edits as a low-risk starting contribution to start communication with the project contributors.

Most importantly, I've noticed the last commit was Nov 19, 2024, and many community PRs have accumulated over time. As a cybersecurity professional passionate about curated knowledge, I'd like to help keep this alive:

Proposed Help / Scope

  • Review and help triage/merge stalled PRs (outdated links, new tools).
  • Improve organization (TOC enhancements, category sorting).
  • Handle routine maintenance if you're open to collaborators.

My Fork for Transparency/Backup
https://github.com/jacob-kraniak/the-book-of-secret-knowledge (README notes it's a maintained continuation if upstream stays low-activity).

Happy to discuss scope, prioritize, or iterate here in the PR comments. If this aligns, that's great! otherwise, no worries; the fork can serve as an independent continuation.

Open to feedback!

Jacob (@jacob-kraniak)

@jacob-kraniak jacob-kraniak changed the title Questions about contributions **Minor Updates + Proposal for Ongoing Maintenance** Mar 3, 2026
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.obsidian/app.json
.obsidian/appearance.json
.obsidian/community-plugins.json
.obsidian/core-plugins.json
.obsidian/graph.json
.obsidian/plugins/calendar/data.json
.obsidian/plugins/calendar/main.js
.obsidian/plugins/calendar/manifest.json
.obsidian/plugins/dataview/main.js
.obsidian/plugins/dataview/manifest.json
.obsidian/plugins/dataview/styles.css
.obsidian/plugins/editing-toolbar/data.json
.obsidian/plugins/editing-toolbar/main.js
.obsidian/plugins/editing-toolbar/manifest.json
.obsidian/plugins/editing-toolbar/styles.css
.obsidian/plugins/homepage/main.js
.obsidian/plugins/homepage/manifest.json
.obsidian/plugins/homepage/styles.css
.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-git/data.json
.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-git/main.js
.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-git/manifest.json
.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-git/styles.css
.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-icon-folder/data.json
.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-icon-folder/main.js
.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-icon-folder/manifest.json
.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-icon-folder/styles.css
.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-tasks-plugin/main.js
.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-tasks-plugin/manifest.json
.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-tasks-plugin/styles.css
.obsidian/plugins/periodic-notes/data.json
.obsidian/plugins/periodic-notes/main.js
.obsidian/plugins/periodic-notes/manifest.json
.obsidian/plugins/periodic-notes/styles.css
.obsidian/plugins/recent-files-obsidian/data.json
.obsidian/plugins/recent-files-obsidian/main.js
.obsidian/plugins/recent-files-obsidian/manifest.json
.obsidian/plugins/recent-files-obsidian/styles.css
.obsidian/plugins/smart-connections/data.json
.obsidian/plugins/smart-connections/main.js
.obsidian/plugins/smart-connections/manifest.json
.obsidian/plugins/smart-connections/styles.css
.obsidian/plugins/tag-wrangler/main.js
.obsidian/plugins/tag-wrangler/manifest.json
.obsidian/plugins/templater-obsidian/main.js
.obsidian/plugins/templater-obsidian/manifest.json
.obsidian/plugins/templater-obsidian/styles.css
.obsidian/templates.json
.obsidian/themes/Atom/manifest.json
.obsidian/themes/Atom/theme.css
.obsidian/themes/Primary/manifest.json
.obsidian/themes/Primary/theme.css
.obsidian/types.json
.obsidian/workspace.json
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.obsidian/workspace.json
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.obsidian/graph.json
.obsidian/workspace.json
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.gitignore
.obsidian/plugins/recent-files-obsidian/data.json
.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
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.obsidian/plugins/recent-files-obsidian/data.json
.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md.md
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.gitignore
README.md
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.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
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.gitignore
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.github/workflows/link-check.yml
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
This workflow applies labels to pull requests based on modified paths.
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.obsidian/plugins/recent-files-obsidian/data.json
.obsidian/workspace.json
CONTRIBUTING.md
README.md
static/img/the-book-of-secret-knowledge-preview.png
Affected files:
.obsidian/plugins/recent-files-obsidian/data.json
.obsidian/workspace.json
docs/cli-tools.md
docs/manuals-howtos-tutorials.md
docs/other-cheat-sheets.md
docs/shell-functions.md
docs/shell-one-liners.md
docs/web-tools.md
Updated README to reflect active development and contributions.
Affected files:
.obsidian/plugins/recent-files-obsidian/data.json
.obsidian/workspace.json
docs/my-contributions.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/plugins/recent-files-obsidian/data.json
.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
@jacob-kraniak jacob-kraniak marked this pull request as ready for review March 3, 2026 23:37
@jacob-kraniak jacob-kraniak changed the title **Minor Updates + Proposal for Ongoing Maintenance** **New Active Fork + Proposal for Ongoing Maintenance** Mar 3, 2026
Proposed collaboration on a fork of the original repository to centralize efforts and avoid fragmentation.
Updated README to reflect recent changes and contributions.
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
SOP-Navigation-and-Layout.md
Removed redundant closing remarks and linked content.
This reverts commit ffa0d7f.
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
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.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
tools/security/pentest-recon-enum/pentest-arsenal.md
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.obsidian/workspace.json
tools/security/pentest-recon-enum/pentest-arsenal.md
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.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
tools/security/pentest-recon-enum/web-dns-recon-tools.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
tools/security/ssl-tls-web-security.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
tools/security/ssl-tls-web-security.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
tools/sysadmin-devops/system-monitoring-tracing/Untitled.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
tools/sysadmin-devops/system-monitoring-tracing/INDEX.md
tools/sysadmin-devops/system-monitoring-tracing/Untitled.md
tools/sysadmin-devops/system-monitoring-tracing/system-diagnostics-debuggers.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
documentation/INDEX.md
tools/INDEX.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
SOP-Navigation-and-Layout.md
tools/security/INDEX.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
tools/security/INDEX.md
tools/security/vuln-analysis-exploitation/ssl-tls-web-security.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
tools/security/pentest-recon-enum/INDEX.md
tools/security/vuln-analysis-exploitation/INDEX.md
tools/security/vuln-analysis-exploitation/Packet Crafting & Manipulation.md
tools/security/vuln-analysis-exploitation/Packet-crafting-manipulation.md
tools/security/vuln-analysis-exploitation/vuln-exploit-db.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
tools/sysadmin-devops/system-monitoring-tracing/INDEX.md
Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
README.md
documentation/containers-orchestration/resources.md
tools/containers-orchestration/INDEX.md
tools/containers-orchestration/cli-tools.md
tools/containers-orchestration/security.md
tools/containers-orchestration/web-tools.md
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