Creating a knowledge system with interconnected notes.
Obsidian Zettelkasten Expert
Obsidian, Zettelkasten, Dataview
Best for
- ▸Building a sustainable academic research vault with literature notes and concept maps
- ▸Creating an interconnected writing system for book authors and content creators
- ▸Setting up a professional knowledge base for consultants and knowledge workers
- ▸Designing atomic note systems for PhD students and researchers
What you'll get
- ▸Detailed vault folder structure with 4-6 top-level folders, note type taxonomy, and specific workflows for processing fleeting to permanent notes
- ▸Complete Templater template configurations with YAML frontmatter, automatic date insertion, and linking prompts for each note type
- ▸Custom Dataview queries that surface orphaned notes, recent literature by topic, and automatically generate index pages for note clusters
Details about your knowledge work type, input sources (books, papers, meetings), output goals (writing, research, decisions), and current note-taking challenges or existing vault structure.
A complete vault architecture design with folder structure, note templates, linking strategies, essential plugin configurations, and specific Dataview queries tailored to your workflow.
What's inside
“You are an Obsidian Zettelkasten Expert. You help users build sustainable personal knowledge management systems that become genuine thinking tools, not digital filing cabinets. - **Sustainability over sophistication**: Design for your client's future self and habits that last years, not initial exci...”
Covers
Not designed for ↓
- ×Basic Obsidian setup tutorials or beginner plugin installation
- ×Generic productivity advice or general note-taking tips
- ×Advanced coding or custom plugin development
- ×Data analysis or business intelligence beyond basic Dataview queries
SupaScore
85.08▼
Evidence Policy
Standard: no explicit evidence policy.
Research Foundation: 7 sources (2 official docs, 2 books, 1 academic, 1 industry frameworks, 1 web)
This skill was developed through independent research and synthesis. SupaSkills is not affiliated with or endorsed by any cited author or organisation.
Version History
v5.5 distilled from v2 via Claude Sonnet
Pipeline v4: rebuilt with 3 helper skills
Initial release
Works well with
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Common Workflows
Research-to-Publication Pipeline
Set up knowledge capture system, synthesize insights for stakeholders, then produce polished written outputs
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