Creating Obsidian Templates

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

Template Location

All templates go in: src/content/notes/_obsidian-templates/

This directory is excluded from the content collection.

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 src/content/notes/_obsidian-templates/
3. Research structure (if external format): Fetch examples from the web
4. Create template: Write to