# Obsidian Workflow Rules

**Purpose**: Define where and how to save content to Obsidian vault.

When user says "save this to Obsidian" or "save to vault", **READ THIS FILE FIRST**.

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## Vault Location

```
C:\Users\admin\Documents\Corey
```

CLI: `notesmd-cli` (default vault set)

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## Folder Structure & Rules

### Daily Notes/
**Purpose**: Daily journal / log
**Naming**: YYYY-MM-DD.md (auto-generated)
**Use for**: Daily logs, quick notes, "save to today"

### Projects/
**Purpose**: Active project documentation
**Naming**: `[Project Name]/[Topic].md`
**Use for**: Ongoing work, project-specific notes

#### Sub-folders:
- `Projects/ROM Library/` - ROM organization notes
- `Projects/Home Assistant/` - HA automations, configs
- `Projects/Coding/` - Code snippets, workflows

### Summaries/
**Purpose**: Content summaries (articles, videos, etc.)
**Naming**: `[Source] - [Title].md`
**Use for**: `/summarize` output, web article summaries

### Personal Notes/
**Purpose**: Non-work personal notes
**Naming**: Freeform
**Use for**: Ideas, thoughts, personal references

### Guides/
**Purpose**: How-to guides, references
**Naming**: `[Topic] Guide.md`
**Use for**: Tutorials, step-by-step instructions

### Home Assistant/
**Purpose**: Home Assistant specific
**Naming**: Device/automation specific
**Use for**: HA configs, automations, device notes

### OpenClaw/
**Purpose**: OpenClaw agent notes
**Naming**: Freeform
**Use for**: Agent configuration, workflow notes

### News Briefs/
**Purpose**: Daily/weekly news summaries
**Naming**: `News YYYY-MM-DD.md`
**Use for**: Daily news brief output

### Tasks/
**Purpose**: Task tracking
**Naming**: Freeform or by project
**Use for**: TODOs, action items

### UniFi/
**Purpose**: UniFi network notes
**Naming**: Device/issue specific
**Use for**: Network config, device inventory

### WORK/
**Purpose**: Work-related notes
**Naming**: By client/project
**Use for**: Work projects, client notes

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## File Naming Conventions

- Use Title Case: `ROM Library Inventory.md`
- Date prefix for dated content: `2026-03-10 Event Log.md`
- No special characters except `-` and spaces
- Keep names readable, avoid abbreviations unless obvious

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## Default Behaviors

| Content Type | Default Location |
|--------------|------------------|
| Daily log entry | Daily Notes/today |
| Project note | Projects/[Project]/ |
| Article summary | Summaries/ |
| How-to guide | Guides/ |
| Personal note | Personal Notes/ |
| Work note | WORK/ |

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## Workflow Checklist

When saving to Obsidian:

1. ✅ Read this file first (obsidian-workflow.md)
2. ✅ Identify content type
3. ✅ Choose appropriate folder
4. ✅ Apply naming convention
5. ✅ Create note with `notesmd-cli create "[folder]/[name]" --content "..."`

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## Tags

Default tags to include in frontmatter:
- `#project/[name]` - Project association
- `#status/active` or `#status/completed`
- `#type/[note/guide/summary/log]`

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*Last Updated: 2026-03-10*