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Process Clippings by maroffo — Agent Skill

Name: Process Clippings
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: maroffo

Process Clippings

Process web clippings into Second Brain. Use when user mentions clippings, asks to process articles, or wants to integrate saved content. Not for newsletters (use newsletter-digest) or email bookmarks (use process-email-bookmarks).

maroffo Updated Sep 10, 2026

File contents

ABOUTME: Process web clippings from Obsidian vault into Second Brain via CLI

ABOUTME: Reads clippings, categorizes, extracts knowledge, integrates, archives

Process Clippings Skill

Process web clippings from the Clippings folder and integrate them into the Second Brain.

Obsidian CLI: See ../_OBSIDIAN.md | Integration: See ../_SECOND_BRAIN.md

Vault Structure

Documents/                        (vault)
├── Clippings/                    ← Inbox (unprocessed)
│   └── Processed/                ← Archive
├── Second Brain/                 ← Destination for actionable knowledge
│   ├── Second Brain - AI Agents and Tools.md
│   ├── Second Brain - Claude Code.md
│   ├── Second Brain - Development.md
│   ├── Second Brain - DevOps and Cloud.md
│   └── Second Brain - Engineering Management.md
└── Bookmarks/                    ← Reference links only

Processing Workflow

Step 1: Find Clippings

obsidian files folder=Clippings ext=md

Step 2: For Each Clipping

Read the clipping:

obsidian read path="Clippings/<file>.md"

Categorize per ../_SECOND_BRAIN.md routing table
Decide: Actionable (tutorials, patterns, code) -> Second Brain | Reference only -> Bookmarks
Extract & integrate per ../_SECOND_BRAIN.md content template:

# Append to destination
obsidian append file="Second Brain - <Topic>" content="<extracted>"
# Update timeline
obsidian append file="Second Brain - Timeline" content="- **YYYY-MM-DD** | [Topic] | Source: Clipping | -> Second Brain - <File>.md"

Step 3: Archive Clipping

After successful integration:

obsidian move path="Clippings/<file>.md" to="Clippings/Processed/<file>.md"

Or if user prefers, delete:

obsidian delete path="Clippings/<file>.md"

Output Format

After processing each clipping, report:

Processed: [Clipping Title]
  -> Added to: Second Brain - [File].md
  -> Type: [Actionable/Reference]
  -> Key insight: [1-line summary]

Rules

See ../_SECOND_BRAIN.md for shared rules. Additional:

Code examples: only if genuinely useful, keep minimal

---name: process-clippingsdescription: Process web clippings into Second Brain. Use when user mentions clippings, asks to process articles, or wants to integrate saved content. Not for newsletters (use newsletter-digest) or email bookmarks (use process-email-bookmarks).---# ABOUTME: Process web clippings from Obsidian vault into Second Brain via CLI# ABOUTME: Reads clippings, categorizes, extracts knowledge, integrates, archives# Process Clippings SkillProcess web clippings from the Clippings folder and integrate them into the Second Brain.**Obsidian CLI:** See `../_OBSIDIAN.md` | **Integration:** See `../_SECOND_BRAIN.md`## Vault Structure```Documents/ (vault)├── Clippings/ ← Inbox (unprocessed)│ └── Processed/ ← Archive├── Second Brain/ ← Destination for actionable knowledge│ ├── Second Brain - AI Agents and Tools.md│ ├── Second Brain - Claude Code.md│ ├── Second Brain - Development.md│ ├── Second Brain - DevOps and Cloud.md│ └── Second Brain - Engineering Management.md└── Bookmarks/ ← Reference links only```## Processing Workflow### Step 1: Find Clippings```bashobsidian files folder=Clippings ext=md```### Step 2: For Each Clipping1. **Read the clipping**:```bashobsidian read path="Clippings/<file>.md"```2. **Categorize** per `../_SECOND_BRAIN.md` routing table3. **Decide**: Actionable (tutorials, patterns, code) -> Second Brain | Reference only -> Bookmarks4. **Extract & integrate** per `../_SECOND_BRAIN.md` content template:```bash# Append to destinationobsidian append file="Second Brain - <Topic>" content="<extracted>"# Update timelineobsidian append file="Second Brain - Timeline" content="- **YYYY-MM-DD** | [Topic] | Source: Clipping | -> Second Brain - <File>.md"```### Step 3: Archive ClippingAfter successful integration:```bashobsidian move path="Clippings/<file>.md" to="Clippings/Processed/<file>.md"```Or if user prefers, delete:```bashobsidian delete path="Clippings/<file>.md"```## Output FormatAfter processing each clipping, report:```Processed: [Clipping Title] -> Added to: Second Brain - [File].md -> Type: [Actionable/Reference] -> Key insight: [1-line summary]```## RulesSee `../_SECOND_BRAIN.md` for shared rules. Additional:- **Code examples**: only if genuinely useful, keep minimal

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