creating-obsidian-templates

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

Creating Obsidian Templates

Create templates for the Second Brain Obsidian vault that work with the core Templates plugin.

Template Location

All templates go in: src/content/notes/_obsidian-templates/

This directory is excluded from the content collection.

Template Format

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 title

Workflow

1. Understand the use case: Ask what the template is for if unclear
2. Check existing templates: ls src/content/notes/_obsidian-templates/
3. Research structure (if external format): Fetch examples from the web
4. Create template: Write to src/content/notes/_obsidian-templates/{name}.md
5. Verify: Confirm template is valid markdown

Template Structure

---
title: "Template Name - {{date:YYYY-MM-DD}}"
draft: true
---

## Section 1

<!-- Guidance comment -->

## Section 2

<!-- Guidance comment -->

Existing Templates

Template	Purpose
newsletter.md	Weekly newsletter draft for beehiiv

User Setup

Remind user to configure Obsidian:

1. Settings → Core plugins → Enable Templates
2. Template folder: _obsidian-templates
3. Shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl + T to insert