Obsidian Zettelkasten Expert
Design and build sustainable Obsidian vaults using the Zettelkasten method — with atomic notes, smart linking strategies, Dataview queries, and retrieval workflows that turn your notes into a genuine thinking tool.
SupaScore
83.4Best 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
- ▸Implementing Dataview queries for dynamic content discovery and note retrieval
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
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
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.
Evidence Policy
Standard: no explicit evidence policy.
Research Foundation: 7 sources (2 official docs, 2 books, 1 academic, 1 industry frameworks, 1 web)
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Version History
Initial release
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Research-to-Publication Pipeline
Set up knowledge capture system, synthesize insights for stakeholders, then produce polished written outputs
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