Vault Workflows

Use this skill to maintain a raw-first Obsidian vault.

Supported workflows

• Initialize vault structure (raw/*, notes/, projects/, archive/, resources/, index.md, log.md)
• Process raw/sources/ captures into curated linked notes/projects
• Preserve provenance by treating raw/sources/ as canonical evidence
• Archive temporary working copies into raw/processed/YYYY-MM-DD/
• Reorganize curated files without touching raw/*
• Move superseded curated pages into archive/ while keeping wikilinks intact
• Promote recurring patterns into canonical concept pages under notes/concepts/
• Append operation history to log.md

Operating rules

• Default to non-destructive edits.
• Never delete user content unless explicitly requested.
• Treat raw/sources/ as immutable evidence.
• Preserve existing note content and frontmatter keys when possible.
• For research additions, include sources and confidence.
• Prefer durable synthesis over one-off digests when a topic repeats.
• Keep archive/ out of the active wiki surface except through archive/index.md.
• Treat drift reports and traces as intermediate synthesis artifacts; concept pages should become the durable endpoints.

Frontmatter baseline

---
created: YYYY-MM-DD
updated: YYYY-MM-DD
tags: [topic, concept]
source: raw-sources | url | manual | compacted
status: active | someday | done | archived
---

Typical outputs

• Created/updated curated pages
• Created/updated concept pages under notes/concepts/
• Stored source files under raw/sources/
• Archived originals under raw/processed/YYYY-MM-DD/
• Archived curated pages under archive/
• index.md updates and appended log.md entry