obsidian-research-synthesis

Obsidian vault notes are synthesized by searching with filesystem search, grep, and Dataview, then extracting and combining findings into citation-rich reports with wiki-links and structured references.

Vault-wide research is automated by reading relevant notes located through grep and Dataview queries, then synthesizing the extracted findings into cohesive outputs like summaries, literature reviews, or full synthesis reports.

YAML frontmatter with name and description fields is required for research synthesis to properly locate and process relevant notes across the Obsidian vault during the automated search and reading phases.

A literature review can be generated from Obsidian notes by querying Dataview to locate relevant sources, reading the extracted content, and synthesizing findings into a citation-rich document with wiki-links and cross-note references.

Output formats include summary, report, literature review, and synthesis, all containing structured citations, wiki-links, and cross-note references ready for direct integration into an Obsidian vault.

Grep and Dataview work together by using filesystem search to locate relevant notes across the vault and Dataview queries to filter and extract specific content, which is then synthesized into structured research reports with citations.