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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.

Gold
v1.0.00 activationsCommunicationBusinessintermediate

SupaScore

83.4
Research Quality (15%)
8.4
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.4
Practical Utility (15%)
8.3
Completeness (10%)
8.3
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.3
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.3

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
  • 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
Expects

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.

Returns

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.

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Research Foundation: 7 sources (2 official docs, 2 books, 1 academic, 1 industry frameworks, 1 web)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

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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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