Workflow: Create Note
Create notes with proper frontmatter, PARA placement, and wikilinks.
Steps
- Determine note type - project, zettelkasten, concept, howto, adr, meeting, moc, or generic
- Select PARA folder based on type:
- Project ->
01 - Projects/ - Zettelkasten/Concept ->
04 - Permanent/ - How-To/Resource ->
03 - Resources/ - Meeting ->
10 - 1-1/or project folder - MOC ->
00 - Maps of Content/ - Generic ->
00 - Inbox/(for later triage)
- Project ->
- Apply template from
reference/knowledge-capture.mdorreference/vault-organization.md - Generate frontmatter with
created,updated,tags,type - Scan for related notes and insert
[[wikilinks]] - Create file using
Tools/NoteCreator.py create
Tool Usage
python Tools/NoteCreator.py create \
--title "Note Title" \
--template concept \
--folder permanent \
--tags "topic,subtopic" \
--content "Optional body content"
Options
| Flag | Values | Default |
|---|---|---|
--template |
concept, adr, howto, meeting, project, daily, moc, generic |
generic |
--folder |
inbox, projects, areas, resources, archive, permanent, moc, daily |
inbox |
--tags |
Comma-separated | From template |
--dry-run |
Preview without creating | false |
--vault |
Vault path | Auto-detect |
Context Files
reference/vault-organization.md- Folder structure, frontmatter schemasreference/knowledge-capture.md- Templates for each note typereference/markdown.md- Obsidian markdown syntax