# Creating Obsidian Templates

> Create Obsidian templates for the Second Brain vault. Use when asked to "create a template", "make a template for", "add an Obsidian template", or "template for X".

- Skill: `majiayu000/creating-obsidian-templates` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add majiayu000/creating-obsidian-templates`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/majiayu000/creating-obsidian-templates/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: majiayu000 (https://skillmd.com/u/majiayu000)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/majiayu000/creating-obsidian-templates

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# Creating Obsidian Templates

Create templates for the Second Brain Obsidian vault that work with the core Templates plugin.

## Template Location

All templates go in: `content/_obsidian-templates/`

This directory is excluded from Nuxt Content (configured in `content.config.ts`).

## Template Format

Templates use Obsidian's template syntax:
- `{{date}}` - Current date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- `{{date:format}}` - Custom format (e.g., `{{date:YYYY-MM-DD}}`)
- `{{time}}` - Current time
- `{{title}}` - Note title

## Workflow

1. **Understand the use case**: Ask what the template is for if unclear
2. **Check existing templates**: `ls content/_obsidian-templates/`
3. **Research structure** (if external format): Fetch examples from the web
4. **Create template**: Write to `content/_obsidian-templates/{name}.md`
5. **Verify**: Confirm template is valid markdown

## Template Structure

```markdown
---
title: "Template Name - {{date:YYYY-MM-DD}}"
draft: true
---

## Section 1

<!-- Guidance comment -->

## Section 2

<!-- Guidance comment -->
```

## Existing Templates

| Template | Purpose |
|----------|---------|
| `newsletter.md` | Weekly newsletter draft for beehiiv |

## User Setup

Remind user to configure Obsidian:
1. Settings → Core plugins → Enable Templates
2. Template folder: `_obsidian-templates`
3. Shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl + T to insert