diff --git a/core/models/doc.go b/core/models/doc.go
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+++ b/core/models/doc.go
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+// Package models contains the data models for the index
+package models
diff --git a/core/models/links.go b/core/models/links.go
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+++ b/core/models/links.go
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+package models
+
+type Link struct {
+	FromNoteID int
+	ToNoteID   int
+	Raw        string
+}
diff --git a/core/models/note.go b/core/models/note.go
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+++ b/core/models/note.go
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+
+package models
+
+type Note struct {
+	ID        int
+	Path      string
+	Title     string
+	Slug      string
+	CreatedAt string
+	UpdatedAt string
+}
diff --git a/core/models/note_tag.go b/core/models/note_tag.go
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+++ b/core/models/note_tag.go
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+package models
+
+type NoteTag struct {
+	NoteID int
+	TagID  int
+}
diff --git a/core/models/tag.go b/core/models/tag.go
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+++ b/core/models/tag.go
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+package models
+
+type Tag struct {
+	ID   int
+	Name string
+}