A curated knowledge-base skill that helps users find the best Obsidian guides, PKM methods, and workflow resources fast.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install obsidian-best-practices
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install obsidian-best-practices using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Obsidian Best Practices & Master Resources?
Openclaw Skills turns scattered Obsidian community resources into a focused recommendation layer for people learning, configuring, or optimizing Obsidian. Instead of generic search results, it surfaces curated beginner guides, paid courses, PKM frameworks like Zettelkasten and Linking Your Thinking (LYT), and practical workflow references.
The skill is designed to answer resource-finding questions with precision: it reads the reference lists in the references/ directory, matches them to the user's intent, and recommends the most relevant links, playlists, or guides for the requested topic, skill level, or workflow.
Obsidian Best Practices & Master Resources Use Cases
- Recommending Obsidian beginner guides, onboarding videos, and first-time setup walkthroughs
- Finding paid courses, workshops, or premium learning paths for more advanced Obsidian users
- Pointing users to PKM methodologies such as Zettelkasten, Smart Notes, or LYT
- Surfacing workflow resources for Dataview snippets, sync options, migration plans, and plugin development
- Helping users choose the right resource based on their goal, experience level, or implementation style
How Obsidian Best Practices & Master Resources Works
- Detect the user's intent: beginner learning, paid training, PKM methodology, or a specific workflow question.
- Open the relevant reference markdown files in
references/with theview_filetool, such asobsidian_master_resources.md,user_curated_list.md, orobsidian_features.md. - Extract the matching links, guides, or playlists that best align with the user's requested topic and skill level.
- Summarize the recommendation clearly, adding context so the user knows why a resource fits their need.
- If needed, narrow the answer further by topic area, such as Dataview, sync, migration, or plugin development, and present only the most relevant options.
Obsidian Best Practices & Master Resources Setup
No software installation is required; this is a content-based knowledge skill. To configure it, ensure the references/ directory is present and populated with the curated markdown lists, then use view_file to read the right source before answering.
ls references/
sed -n '1,120p' references/obsidian_master_resources.md
Keep the reference files updated as Obsidian community resources change, and make sure the agent can access the markdown files at runtime.
Obsidian Best Practices & Master Resources Data Schema & Taxonomy
Repository structure
| File | Purpose | Typical content |
|---|---|---|
references/user_curated_list.md |
Community-curated recommendations | Beginner guides, favorite links, practical resources |
references/obsidian_dev_docs.md |
Official or technical documentation references | Feature docs, developer notes, implementation details |
references/obsidian_features.md |
Feature-oriented reference list | Core Obsidian capabilities, workflows, and usage notes |
references/obsidian_master_resources.md |
Primary index of resources | Centralized list of links grouped by topic |
Metadata taxonomy
- Beginner Guides: onboarding, introductory tutorials, first-vault setup
- Paid Options: premium courses, workshops, structured training
- PKM Methodologies: Zettelkasten, Smart Notes, LYT, linking strategies
- Workflows: Dataview snippets, sync, migration, plugin development
- Resource formats: articles, videos, playlists, courses, and docs
Data characteristics
- Source data is curated markdown, not a database or JSON schema
- URLs and recommendations are embedded as human-readable lists
- Retrieval is performed by intent matching against the appropriate reference file
Obsidian Best Practices & Master Resources Advanced Features
- Curated multi-file retrieval across beginner, advanced, and workflow-specific Obsidian resources
- Intent-aware recommendations that adapt to user level, goal, and topic depth
- Openclaw Skills can surface exact links, YouTube playlists, and guides instead of broad advice
- Strong coverage of PKM frameworks such as Zettelkasten, Smart Notes, and LYT
- Includes technical workflows like Dataview snippets, sync strategies, migration paths, and plugin development references
- Easy to extend by adding or updating markdown master lists in
references/
SKILL.md
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