add-frontmatter
CommunityAdd or update YAML frontmatter across notes.
Authorheyitsnoah
Version1.0.0
Installs0
System Documentation
What problem does it solve?
Add and standardize YAML frontmatter across Obsidian notes to improve organization, searchability, and consistency of metadata.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Analyze notes to detect topics, note type (meeting, daily, reference, project) and relevant entities.
- Generate, merge, and normalize frontmatter properties without duplicating existing valid data.
- Migrate deprecated keys (tag -> tags, alias -> aliases, cssclass -> cssclasses) and ensure valid YAML syntax.
- Apply changes in single files or folders, preserving original content and improving discoverability.
Quick Start
Run the add-frontmatter skill on a file or folder to automatically generate and merge YAML frontmatter according to note type.
Dependency Matrix
Required Modules
None requiredComponents
Standard package💻 Claude Code Installation
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Please help me install this Skill: Name: add-frontmatter Download link: https://github.com/heyitsnoah/claudesidian/archive/main.zip#add-frontmatter Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
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