// Create Obsidian templates for the Second Brain vault. Use when asked to "create a template", "make a template for", "add an Obsidian template", or "template for X".
| name | creating-obsidian-templates |
| description | Create Obsidian templates for the Second Brain vault. Use when asked to "create a template", "make a template for", "add an Obsidian template", or "template for X". |
| allowed-tools | Read, Write, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch, AskUserQuestion |
Create templates for the Second Brain Obsidian vault that work with the core Templates plugin.
All templates go in: content/_obsidian-templates/
This directory is excluded from Nuxt Content (configured in content.config.ts).
Templates use Obsidian's template syntax:
{{date}} - Current date (YYYY-MM-DD){{date:format}} - Custom format (e.g., {{date:YYYY-MM-DD}}){{time}} - Current time{{title}} - Note titlels content/_obsidian-templates/content/_obsidian-templates/{name}.md---
title: "Template Name - {{date:YYYY-MM-DD}}"
draft: true
---
## Section 1
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## Section 2
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| Template | Purpose |
|---|---|
newsletter.md | Weekly newsletter draft for beehiiv |
Remind user to configure Obsidian:
_obsidian-templatesMust read guide on creating/editing mermaid charts with validation tools and syntax reference for all diagram types
Generate interactive HTML walkthroughs with clickable Mermaid diagrams (flowcharts and ER diagrams) that explain codebase features, flows, architecture, and database schemas. Use when asked to "walkthrough", "explain this flow", "how does X work", "trace the code path", "annotated diagram", "code walkthrough", "explain the architecture of", "walk me through", "database schema", "explain the tables", "data model".
Create a note from any resource: URL, book, podcast, article, video, GitHub repo, Reddit thread, PDF, quote, or raw idea. Trigger on "add", "save", "capture", "note this", "take notes on", or any request to record content in the knowledge base.
Add tweets to the Second Brain. Use when the user provides a Twitter/X URL and pasted tweet content, asking to "add a tweet", "save this tweet", or "capture this tweet".
Query your Second Brain with keyword search. Use when asked to "ask my notes", "what do I know about", "query my knowledge", "/ask", or when the user has a question that their notes might answer.
Create or update today's private journal entry. Use when asked to "daily note", "journal", "log today", "morning pages", or "capture thoughts".