What is obsidian-vault-management?

This Claude skill provides comprehensive management for Obsidian vaults, enabling users to automate the creation, editing, and organization of markdown-based notes. It leverages the PARA method for structured knowledge management and supports advanced features like Dataview queries, Templater scripts, and Zettelkasten workflows to transform static files into a dynamic personal knowledge base.

When should I use obsidian-vault-management?

obsidian-vault-management is useful in the following scenarios: • Automated Daily Journaling: Create standardized daily notes with pre-filled metadata, task lists, and navigation links to streamline personal reflection and habit tracking. • PARA-Based Knowledge Organization: Implement a structured filing system by automatically categorizing notes into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives for better information retrieval. • Dynamic Dashboard Creation: Build and manage complex Dataview queries to aggregate data across the vault, such as tracking active project statuses or summarizing recent research findings. • Zettelkasten Note-Taking: Facilitate the creation of permanent, interconnected notes with standardized frontmatter and bidirectional links to enhance long-term learning and insight discovery. • Template Management: Deploy and update sophisticated Templater scripts to ensure consistency across different types of content, from book clippings to meeting minutes.

name	obsidian-vault-management
description	Creates, edits, and manages Obsidian vault content including notes, templates, daily notes, and dataview queries. Use when working with markdown files in an Obsidian vault, creating notes, writing templates, building dataview queries, or organizing knowledge management content.

Obsidian Vault Management

Vault Structure (PARA-Based)

This vault uses a PARA-like organization:

Folder	Purpose
`00 - Maps of Content`	Index notes linking related topics
`01 - Projects`	Active project notes
`02 - Areas`	Ongoing responsibilities
`03 - Resources`	Reference materials
`04 - Permanent`	Evergreen/zettelkasten notes
`05 - Fleeting`	Quick capture notes
`06 - Daily`	Daily notes (YYYY/MM/YYYYMMDD.md)
`07 - Archives`	Completed/inactive content
`08 - books`	Book notes and clippings
`99 - Meta`	Templates, settings
`Clippings`	Web clips and imports

Quick Reference

Linking Syntax

[[Note Name]]                    # Basic wikilink
[[Note Name|Display Text]]       # Aliased link
[[Note Name#Heading]]            # Link to heading
[[Note Name#^block-id]]          # Link to block
![[Note Name]]                   # Embed note
![[image.png]]                   # Embed image
![[Note Name#Heading]]           # Embed section

Frontmatter Template

---
created: {{date:YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm}}
updated: {{date:YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm}}
title: "Note Title"
type: note
status: draft
tags:
  - tag1
  - tag2
aliases:
  - "Alternate Name"
cssclasses:
  - custom-class
---

Callouts

> [!note] Title
> Content

> [!warning] Important
> Warning content

> [!tip] Helpful tip
> Tip content

> [!info]+ Collapsible (open by default)
> Content

> [!danger]- Collapsed by default
> Content

Available callout types: note, abstract, info, todo, tip, success, question, warning, failure, danger, bug, example, quote

Creating Notes

Daily Note

Create in 06 - Daily/YYYY/MM/ with filename YYYYMMDD.md:

---
created: 2025-12-09T09:00
updated: 2025-12-09T09:00
title: "20251209"
type: daily-note
status: true
tags:
  - daily
  - journal
  - 2025
  - 2025-12
aliases:
  - "2025-12-09"
date_formatted: 2025-12-09
topics:
  - "[[daily]]"
  - "[[journal]]"
related:
  - "[[2025-12-08]]"
  - "[[2025-12-10]]"
cssclasses:
  - daily
---

# Daily Note - 2025-12-09

### Tasks
- [ ] Task 1

### Journal
...

### Navigation
<< [[2025-12-08]] | **Today** | [[2025-12-10]] >>

Zettelkasten Note

Create in 04 - Permanent/:

---
created: {{date}}
type: zettelkasten
tags:
  - permanent
  - topic
---

# Note Title

## Main Insight
**Key Idea**: [Main point]

## Connections
- [[Related Note 1]]
- [[Related Note 2]]

## References
- Source citation

Dataview Queries

For dataview query syntax, see references/dataview.md.

Quick examples:

LIST FROM "06 - Daily" WHERE file.cday = date(today) SORT file.ctime DESC

TABLE status, tags FROM "01 - Projects" WHERE status != "completed"

Templates

Templates location: 99 - Meta/00 - Templates/

For Templater syntax, see references/templater.md.

Common Templater variables:

<% tp.file.title %>              # Current file name
<% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD") %>  # Current date
<% tp.file.cursor(1) %>          # Cursor position
<% tp.system.prompt("Question") %> # User input prompt

Installed Plugins

Plugin	Purpose
Dataview	Query and display data from notes
Templater	Advanced templates with scripting
Auto Note Mover	Auto-organize notes by tags
Periodic Notes	Daily/weekly/monthly notes
Kanban	Kanban boards in markdown
Tag Wrangler	Bulk tag management
Table Editor	Markdown table editing
Advanced URI	Deep links to notes
Local REST API	External API access

File Operations

Creating a Note

Determine appropriate folder based on note type
Add proper frontmatter
Use consistent naming conventions
Include relevant tags for auto-organization

Best Practices

Use descriptive filenames (avoid special characters except hyphens)
Always include created and updated timestamps
Tag notes for discoverability
Link to related notes bidirectionally
Use callouts for important information
Include navigation links in daily notes

Advanced Features

Dataview queries: references/dataview.md
Templater scripting: references/templater.md
Canvas diagrams: references/canvas.md
Plugin configurations: references/plugins.md

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