obsidian-markdown

name: obsidian-markdown description: Create and edit Obsidian flavored Markdown notes with wikilinks, embeds, callouts, properties, tags, comments, highlights, footnotes, Mermaid, and Obsidian-specific syntax. Use when working with Obsidian .md notes, vault content, wikilinks, callouts, frontmatter, tags, or embeds.

Obsidian Markdown

Use this skill to create valid Obsidian notes.

Workflow

1. Add properties

   • Put YAML frontmatter at the top when the note needs metadata.
   • Use title, tags, aliases, status, date, or project-specific properties when appropriate.

2. Structure the note

   • Use standard Markdown headings and lists.
   • Keep headings linkable and specific.
   • Use task checkboxes for actionable items.

3. Link the vault

   • Use [[Note Name]] for internal notes.
   • Use [[Note Name|Display Text]] when the note title is not natural in prose.
   • Use normal Markdown links only for external URLs.

4. Add Obsidian syntax when useful

   • Embeds: ![[Note Name]], ![[image.png|300]]
   • Callouts: > [!note], > [!warning] Custom Title
   • Tags: #tag or #nested/tag
   • Comments: %% hidden comment %%
   • Highlights: ==highlighted text==

5. Verify

   • Check frontmatter is valid YAML.
   • Check wikilinks point to intended note names.
   • Check callout syntax has > on each line.

Common Patterns

---
title: Project Alpha
tags:
  - project
  - active
status: in-progress
---

# Project Alpha

Related: [[Project Index]]

> [!important] Decision
> Use the existing sync pipeline for the first release.

## Tasks

- [ ] Confirm owner
- [ ] Draft implementation plan

Rules

• Prefer wikilinks for vault-internal references.
• Do not use external URL syntax for internal notes.
• Keep tags lowercase unless the vault already uses another convention.

Output Format

End with:

• Notes created or changed
• Properties, tags, and links added
• Obsidian syntax used
• Validation performed