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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.
Vault Location
C:\Users\admin\Documents\Corey
CLI: notesmd-cli (default vault set)
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 notesProjects/Home Assistant/- HA automations, configsProjects/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
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
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/ |
Workflow Checklist
When saving to Obsidian:
- ✅ Read this file first (obsidian-workflow.md)
- ✅ Identify content type
- ✅ Choose appropriate folder
- ✅ Apply naming convention
- ✅ Create note with
notesmd-cli create "[folder]/[name]" --content "..."
Tags
Default tags to include in frontmatter:
#project/[name]- Project association#status/activeor#status/completed#type/[note/guide/summary/log]
Last Updated: 2026-03-10