# obsidian-clipper-template-creator

A skill that builds JSON templates for Obsidian Web Clipper: it reads a page, picks the right variables and hands you a file to import.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code · 110 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/skills/productivity/obsidian-clipper-template-creator
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/obsidian-clipper-template-creator

## What it does

The skill walks through template creation step by step. First it asks what you are clipping: a specific site, a content type like recipes, or general pages. Then it checks `Templates/Bases/*.base` — if you already have a Base schema, the template properties follow it.

Next you supply a sample URL. The agent pulls the page with `WebFetch` and inspects the HTML: Schema.org JSON, meta tags, CSS selectors. From that it drafts a JSON object matching the schema, and the chosen variables (Preset, Schema, Selector) get checked against what the page actually contains. Output always comes as a JSON code block you copy and import into the clipper.

Without a sample URL there is nothing to validate variables against, so expect to provide one. Reference files ship with the skill: `references/variables.md`, `references/filters.md`, `references/json-schema.md`, `references/bases-workflow.md`, `references/analysis-workflow.md`, plus examples under `assets/`.

## Requirements
- Works with: Obsidian

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill productivity/obsidian-clipper-template-creator
```

2. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill obsidian-clipper-template-creator -a claude-code
```

3. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates obsidian-clipper-template-creator
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates --path cli-tool/components/skills/productivity/obsidian-clipper-template-creator
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/skills/productivity/obsidian-clipper-template-creator

## When to use it
- build a clipping template for one specific site
- pull CSS selectors out of a page's HTML
- match template properties to an existing Base schema
- confirm variables exist on a live page
- get importable JSON for Obsidian Web Clipper

## Example prompts
- make a clipper template for YouTube videos
- create a recipe template, the schema is in Templates/Bases/Recipes.base
- here is the article URL, build the template and verify the variables

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