| name | obsidian-review |
| description | Create review and literature notes from articles, books, and courses with proper source attribution |
| activation | ["review note","literature note","book review","article review","summarize article","source note","URL cleanup","notion link"] |
Obsidian Review & Literature Notes
Create properly structured review and literature notes from source materials.
Type Selection
- Industry articles, blog posts, opinion pieces →
type: review
- Academic papers, technical documentation →
type: literature
- See
.obsidian-assistant-notes.md for vault-specific routing guidance
Important: Review and literature notes point up: to their domain MOC (e.g., Machine Learning, Generative AI Resources, Software Engineering), not a generic "Reviews MOC" or "Sources MOC". No such generic MOCs exist in this vault — content is organized by domain.
Review Note Template
---
type: review
title: "Title of Reviewed Material"
source: "Author, Title (Year)"
url: "https://..."
rating: 4
created: YYYY-MM-DD
up: "[[Domain MOC]]"
related:
- "[[Related Concept]]"
tags:
- review
- category
---
Sections: Summary, Key Takeaways, Strengths, Weaknesses, Personal Reflection, Action Items
Literature Note Template
---
type: literature
source: "Author, Title (Year)"
url: "https://..."
created: YYYY-MM-DD
up: "[[Domain MOC]]"
tags:
- literature
- subject
---
Notion URL Cleanup
When migrating from Notion, URLs often contain embedded redirects:
# Notion URL with embedded redirect
https://www.notion.so/page-name?pvs=4#id&url=https://actual-site.com/path/
# Extract only the actual destination
https://actual-site.com/path/
Rules:
- Only extract URLs explicitly contained in the Notion URL
- Never guess or fabricate redirect destinations
- If extraction is uncertain, preserve the original Notion URL
- Document all URL transformations for manual verification
Workflow
- Identify source type — article, paper, book, course
- Check for existing notes — search for title, author, topic
- Create note with proper frontmatter and template sections
- Preserve original content — never rewrite or paraphrase
- Clean up URLs if from Notion (follow rules above)
- Update parent MOC — add link in the domain MOC (e.g., Machine Learning, Generative AI Resources)
- Update parent MOC — add link in the domain MOC