| name | create_project |
| description | Create atomic research project notes with minimal overhead |
📋 Create Project Skill
Create new research project notes in Projects/ with proper linking and structure.
CRITICAL RULES
- Project notes live only in
Projects/
- Use
Templates/Project.md exactly
- Status must be:
seed | idea | active | writing | finished
- Every project must link to at least one MOC
- Projects must link back to papers in "Relevant Papers"
- No orphan projects
WORKFLOW
1. Get project details
Ask user for:
- Project title (one-line idea)
- Status (seed/idea/active/writing/finished)
- MOC to link (research area)
- Related papers (if any exist in
Reading/)
2. Read template
Read: Templates/Project.md
Study the exact structure before creating.
3. Create project file
File name: Exact project title
Location: Projects/
Template: Templates/Project.md (copy EXACTLY)
4. Fill minimal sections
Mandatory fields:
- Seed Idea: 1-2 bullets
- Status: seed | idea | active | writing | finished
- Research Question: 1 bullet (what are we asking?)
- Hypothesis/Claim: 1 bullet (what's the answer?)
Links:
- Add MOC link in appropriate section
- Add paper links to "Relevant Papers" if papers exist
5. Verify structure
- All template sections present
- Status field filled correctly
- MOC link present
- No orphan projects
6. Update maintenance counters
- Read
.claude/vault_maintanance.md
- Increment
projects_since_audit_links and projects_since_vault_index each by 1
- Write the updated values back to
.claude/vault_maintanance.md
OUTPUT RULES
- Ultra-concise bullets only
- Fragments OK
- No prose
- Clarity > grammar
-
5 bullets → split section
SELF-CHECK
✅ Did I read Templates/Project.md first?
✅ Are ALL template sections present?
✅ Is status valid (seed|idea|active|writing|finished)?
✅ Does project link to exactly one MOC?
✅ Are paper links in Title Case with [[brackets]]?
✅ No orphan projects created?
✅ Did I increment projects_since_audit_links and projects_since_vault_index in .claude/vault_maintanance.md?
