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Evidence-backed skill path · v1

Loose notes to a maintainable Obsidian knowledge base

NEEDS RETEST

Use the Obsidian skills pack to define Markdown, Bases, Canvas, and CLI-compatible structures, then verify links and classification on a real desktop vault.

OUTCOMEA transformed vault with a documented information architecture, reusable templates, valid links, and an audit report.

Bring

  • A copy of the source notes with secrets removed
  • Desired top-level topics and naming rules
  • Target Obsidian desktop environment

Receive

  • Vault information architecture
  • Markdown and property templates
  • Transformed notes and links
  • Broken-link, duplicate, and classification report

The path and every handoff

  1. Freeze the vault contract Verification or human checkpoint
    UNVERIFIED

    Prevent an agent from inventing a taxonomy while moving real notes.

    Input
    Anonymized note sample, desired topics, naming rules, and exclusions
    Instruction
    Define allowed folders, properties, link conventions, templates, duplicate policy, and files the transformation must never touch.
    Output
    vault-contract.md human confirmation
  2. Transform with Obsidian conventions obsidian-skills (5-skill pack)
    INSTALL VERIFIED

    Apply the pack's Markdown, Bases, JSON Canvas, Defuddle, and CLI conventions to the approved contract.

    Input
    vault-contract.md and a disposable copy of the source notes
    Instruction
    Work only in the disposable copy. Use instruction-only skills first; invoke desktop-backed CLI actions only on the approved macOS test machine.
    Output
    transformed-vault/ human confirmation
  3. Verify content integrity Verification or human checkpoint
    UNVERIFIED

    Detect lost notes, broken links, duplicates, invalid properties, and incorrect classification before replacement of any real vault.

    Input
    Source note manifest and transformed-vault/
    Instruction
    Compare file counts and hashes, validate links and properties, list duplicates and unclassified notes, and require a human privacy and misclassification review.
    Output
    vault-verification.md human confirmation

Result you can inspect now

EVIDENCE REPLAY kepano/obsidian-skills five-skill pack installed and inspected
2026-07-23

What this proves: All five skills installed successfully. The markdown, bases, JSON Canvas, Defuddle, and Obsidian CLI package structures were inspected.

What it does not prove: A desktop-backed Obsidian CLI run, a real note migration, link-quality measurement, privacy review, or an end-to-end transformed vault.

  • Five skills installed in 2.0 seconds
  • The desktop-dependent Obsidian CLI was not available in the headless test environment

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Known limits

Next verification required: Create 20 to 30 anonymous notes with a frozen expected structure, run the complete workflow on macOS with Obsidian, and publish before and after vaults plus loss, duplicate, link, and classification metrics.

Implementation pack

The pack is generated from this path record and the tested-skill source data. Install commands, commits, evidence status, handoffs, and limitations stay attached to the plan.