| name | create-project |
| description | Create a new project with an Obsidian note. Sets up action menu, Bases views and proactive linking. Use when the user says 'new project', 'start a project', 'create a project for', or when processing inbox items that need a multi-step project. |
| argument-hint | [project-name] |
Create Project
Create a new project named "$ARGUMENTS" with an Obsidian project note.
Steps
1. Clarify project details
Gather from the user (skip what's already known from context):
- Project name (use $ARGUMENTS if provided)
- Areas — which area(s) of responsibility it belongs to
- Outcome — what does "done" look like?
- Status — active or someday? (default: active)
- Initial actions — at least 2 (a project needs 2+ actions; single actions go to Action Pool). For someday projects, rough action ideas are fine.
- Deadline — if any
2. Create Obsidian project note
Use Obsidian CLI to create the note in Notes/:
obsidian create path="Notes/$PROJECT_NAME.md" vault="{{VAULT_NAME}}" silent content="..."
The note must include:
Frontmatter:
---
categories: ["[[Projects]]"]
status: active | someday
areas: []
tags: []
created: YYYY-MM-DD
---
Set status to the choice from Step 1.
Body:
**Deadline:** YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)
## Outcome
[What does "done" look like?]
## Context
[Why does this project matter? What prompted it?]
## Actions
- [ ] First action
- [ ] Second action
- [ ] ...
## Completed
## Reference
- [[]]
## Notes
Actions are an unordered menu — the user picks based on energy, context, and interest. Only enforce ordering for genuine dependencies. Optionally suggest energy/time hints: ~focused, ~quick, ~2h.
3. Offer deadline reminder
If the project has a hard deadline, offer to create an Apple Reminder for it. Skip for someday projects.
4. Proactive linking
Follow the linking checklist:
areas property handles area link; verify area note exists- Search the vault for related notes and add wikilinks
- Verify
categories value has corresponding category note
5. Commit
Commit the new project note and any modified files to git.
