Obsidian Split Note

obsidian-split-note

Splits one large note into several smaller ones (atomic or thematic) while preserving connectivity:

• the original stays, its sections are replaced with a short description + [[wikilink]];
• each new note is created in the correct PARA folder;
• the frontmatter of the original and the new notes is kept consistent (up/down are set).

Base rules (PARA, tags, frontmatter, style, file names) — in .claude/rules/. In particular: tags.md (the "Structural tags" section), note-types-frontmatter.md, knowledge-structures.md (atomic notes), file-naming.md.

Algorithm

1. Read and identify candidates

Criteria for "extract / keep" — knowledge-structures.md (the "When to split a section into its own note" section). Determine the original's overall topic and the list of candidates.

2. Show the plan and wait for confirmation

Plan → confirmation → action protocol — workflows.md. Plan format:

Original: [[Title]] (topic: …)
Extract:
  1. [[New note 1 name]] → 03. Ресурсы/<Тема>/База знаний/ (#thought)
  2. [[New note 2 name]] → 02. Сферы/07. Карты/ (#moc)
Leave in the original: intro paragraph, short conclusion

3. Create the child notes

For each one:

1. File name — see file-naming.md. For a series from one source: <Parent> – <Concept>.md. For a standalone one: a substantive claim-based name.
2. Structural tag + folder — per tags.md (usually #thought → 03. Ресурсы/<Тема>/База знаний/).
3. Frontmatter — from the matching template in _Система/templates/ (see template-usage.md). up gets a wikilink to the original.
4. Body — transfer the section's content under the heading ## Суть (or ## Идея / ## Определение depending on type).
5. Before creating — run rg -l "Concept name" . to avoid duplicates.

4. Update the original

Each extracted section is replaced with a short description + link:

### Виртуальная память

ОС создаёт иллюзию единого адресного пространства. Подробнее: [[Виртуальная память]]

Or inline within the flow of text: … использует [[Виртуальная память|виртуальную память]] для ….

In the original's frontmatter, add wikilinks to the new notes in down.

5. Verify connectivity

• All new notes have up pointing to the original (or the correct parent)
• The original's down lists all the new notes
• No "dangling" wikilinks (links to nonexistent files)
• No duplicates (grep before creating)

What NOT to do

• Don't delete the original — only modify it.
• Don't split too finely (a 2–3 line section doesn't deserve its own file).
• Don't duplicate existing notes — grep first.
• Don't change the folder structure — only create files in existing folders.
• Don't remove wikilinks from the original — the section's replacement must contain a link.

Checklist

• All new files are created in the correct folders
• Every new file's frontmatter is filled in per the template
• The new file's structural tag matches its folder (tags.md)
• The original is updated: expanded sections are replaced with wikilinks
• The original's down lists all the new notes
• No duplicates (grep before creating)
• File names contain no forbidden characters (file-naming.md)