# Obsidian Literature Workflow

> Use this skill for project-scoped literature review built on Sources/Papers, with synthesis landing in Knowledge, writing handoff in Writing, and the default literature canvas under Maps/literature.canvas.

- Skill: `terryzhang95/obsidian-literature-workflow` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 11 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add terryzhang95/obsidian-literature-workflow`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/terryzhang95/obsidian-literature-workflow/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: terryzhang95 (https://skillmd.com/u/terryzhang95)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/terryzhang95/obsidian-literature-workflow

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# Obsidian Literature Workflow

This skill owns the **project literature workflow**.

## Main flow

```text
Sources/Papers/ -> Knowledge/ -> Writing/ -> Maps/literature.canvas
```

## Default outputs

- `Sources/Papers/{paper-slug}.md`
- `Knowledge/Literature Overview.md`
- `Knowledge/Method Taxonomy.md`
- `Knowledge/Research Gaps.md`
- `Knowledge/Claim Map.md`
- `Writing/related-work-draft.md`
- `Writing/comparison-matrix.md`
- `Maps/literature.canvas`

## Rules

- paper notes stay under `Sources/Papers/`
- literature synthesis does not live inside source notes
- every synthesis note must link its supporting source notes
- every research gap must carry evidence
- default graph output is `Maps/literature.canvas`
- do not generate extra canvases unless explicitly requested

## Read next

- `references/PAPER-NOTE-SCHEMA.md`
- `references/LITERATURE-OVERVIEW.md`
- `references/CLAIM-EXTRACTION.md`
- `references/METHOD-TAXONOMY.md`
- `references/RESEARCH-GAPS.md`
- `references/LITERATURE-CANVAS.md`