Logseq Import

Logseq Import

Parse a Logseq page and create individual slipbox entries for each bullet point. Slipbot generates its own tags; import only note content and source metadata.

Input Format

Logseq pages have two parts:

1. Page Properties (top of page, key:: value format):

type:: #literature
source:: Book
author:: David Kadavy
title:: Digital Zettelkasten
alias:: zettelkasten-book
status::
tags::

2. Bulleted Notes (markdown list):

- First note content here
- Second note with [[page ref]] link
  - Nested bullet under second
- Third note id:: abc123-uuid

Property Mapping

Empty properties (e.g., author:: with no value) → null

Extraction mechanics: collect all key:: value lines at the top; stop at the first bullet (- ); strip # from values like #literature; parse markdown links [text](url) into both parts.

Bullet Parsing

Each top-level bullet (- ) becomes its own slipbox note. Nested bullets become standalone notes enriched with context from all ancestors.

Strip from each bullet before importing:

• id:: uuid → remove
• block-tags:: #xxx → remove entirely
• #tag inline tags → remove entirely (slipbot generates its own)
• #{"{" or malformed tags → remove

Nesting: a nested bullet's content includes context from all of its ancestors, recursively at any depth.

• Parent: - [[Fleeting Notes]]: quick notes written anywhere
• Child: - Can be on paper or digital
• Result: "Fleeting Notes (quick notes written anywhere) can be on paper or digital"

Refs: convert [[page refs]] → plain text (potential link targets); keep all refs if multiple appear in one bullet. Preserve markdown formatting (bold, italic, code).

Workflow

1. Parse the page → extract page properties into source metadata; extract all bullets into a note list, handling nesting by enriching each child with ancestor context. Done when every top-level bullet and every nested bullet is accounted for as a standalone note.
2. Precheck → generate a 1–2 sentence summary of the page (from title, author, content themes); present summary, note count, and source info to user; ask for confirmation. Done when user confirms (or aborts — create no notes).
3. On confirmation → for each note, invoke slipbot:
   • Use - {content} prefix (note type)
   • Include source: ~ {source.type}, {source.title} by {source.author}
   • Let slipbot handle: filename, tags, links, graph update
4. Report → count of notes created, any issues encountered. Done when the reported count matches the extracted note count.

Example

Input:

type:: #literature
source:: Book
author:: David Kadavy
title:: Digital Zettelkasten

- Rewriting ideas helps decide their importance
- [[Fleeting Notes]]: quick notes written anywhere
  - Can be captured on paper or digitally
- Keywords should be specific to the idea id:: abc123

Source: Book, Digital Zettelkasten by David Kadavy

Extracted notes:

1. "Rewriting ideas helps decide their importance"
2. "Fleeting Notes: quick notes written anywhere"
3. "Fleeting Notes can be captured on paper or digitally" (nested, parent context added)
4. "Keywords should be specific to the idea" (id stripped)

One slipbot call:

- Rewriting ideas helps decide their importance ~ Book, Digital Zettelkasten by David Kadavy

Edge Cases

• No properties: Treat as standalone notes without source
• No user notes (no bullets): Report "no notes to import"
• Citation sections (## Citation:): Ignore (redundant with properties)
• Non-bullet content: Ignore headers, paragraphs outside bullets