name: obsidian-vault description: | Vault structure, file naming, frontmatter, and linking conventions. Use when: "vault structure", "file naming", "frontmatter", "wiki links", "obsidian conventions".

Obsidian Vault

Conventions for working with this Obsidian vault.

When to Use

• Creating new notes
• Navigating vault structure
• Linking between notes
• Adding frontmatter

Vault Structure

/
├── .github/              # Agent configuration
│   ├── agents/
│   ├── skills/
│   └── instructions/
└── Second Brain/          # Your notes
  ├── Operations/        # Day-to-day operations
  │   ├── Periodic Notes/# Daily, Weekly
  │   │   ├── Daily/     # YYYY-MM-DD.md
  │   │   └── Weekly/    # YYYY-Www.md
  │   └── Meetings/      # Meeting notes
  ├── Personal/          # Life tracking
  └── Projects/          # Active projects
    └── {project-name}/
      ├── README.md
      └── CONTEXT.md

File Naming

Frontmatter

Every note needs frontmatter:

---
type: daily | project | meeting
status: active | done | paused
tags: [type/daily, project/name]
created: YYYY-MM-DD
updated: YYYY-MM-DD
---

Tags

Hierarchical tags:

• #type/daily, #type/project, #type/meeting
• #status/active, #status/done, #status/paused
• #project/{name}

Linking

Wiki links: [[Note Name]] or [[folder/Note|Display Text]]

Common patterns:

• [[2026-01-19]] — Daily note
• [[Second Brain/Projects/my-project/CONTEXT]] — Project context
• [[2026-W03#Next]] — Section of weekly note