# obsidian-notes-creator

Creates, enhances, and audits Obsidian study notes from textbooks, lectures, and PDFs. Preserves vault folder layouts and adds LaTeX math alongside Mermaid diagrams.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 614 installs · ★ 28
- Author: szeyu
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/szeyu/vibe-study-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/obsidian-notes-creator/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/obsidian-notes-creator

## What it does

The skill structures how an agent writes and improves study notes. It operates in three distinct modes: creation from raw sources, in-place improvement of existing files, and structured auditing. Content is grounded with rendered LaTeX equations, ASCII or Mermaid flowcharts, and SVG illustrations set to a white background by default.

When editing existing vaults, the skill strictly preserves folder hierarchies, file names, internal wikilinks, and original wording. If an entire subject folder needs review, the agent tracks every Markdown file in a separate inventory rather than claiming completeness from a small sample.

Derivations and worked examples are verified independently from equation rendering. Solutions remain directly visible in callouts unless custom hiding is requested.

## Requirements
- Works with: Obsidian

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add szeyu/vibe-study-skills --skill obsidian-notes-creator -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add szeyu/vibe-study-skills --skill obsidian-notes-creator -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add szeyu/vibe-study-skills --skill obsidian-notes-creator -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install szeyu/vibe-study-skills obsidian-notes-creator
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add szeyu/vibe-study-skills --skill obsidian-notes-creator -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/szeyu/vibe-study-skills --path skills/obsidian-notes-creator
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add szeyu/vibe-study-skills --skill obsidian-notes-creator -a opencode
```

### 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/szeyu/vibe-study-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/obsidian-notes-creator/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate structured Obsidian notes from lecture PDFs or textbooks
- embed verified LaTeX derivations and Mermaid diagrams into study guides
- audit vault folders for missing concepts without rewriting files
- refine existing notes while keeping folder trees and internal links intact

## Example prompts
- Create an Obsidian study note from this lecture PDF with complete LaTeX proofs
- Audit my physics folder and list missing prerequisites with file references
- Improve this existing note by adding a Mermaid diagram and worked examples

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: obsidian-notes-creator
description: Create, improve, and audit Obsidian study notes from lectures, PDFs, textbooks, and existing notes. Use for single notes or whole subject folders, worked examples, rendered mathematics, ASCII and Mermaid diagrams, and SVG figures. Preserve existing organisation when improving a vault. Triggers - create study notes, improve notes, obsidian notes, organise notes, learning notes, note from lecture, note from PDF.
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# Obsidian Notes Creator

Make notes accurate, understandable, and useful for solving unfamiliar problems. Match depth to the learner and the requested scope; decoration and length are not evidence of quality.

## 1. Inspect and choose the mode

- **Create:** identify the source, audience, prerequisites, and learning objectives before choosing a structure.
- **Improve:** read existing notes, neighbouring notes, assets, and relevant vault instructions. Repair and deepen those files in place. Preserve filenames, folders, links, original dates, and useful author wording. Do not create a parallel study guide, rename files, or impose a new folder tree unless requested or necessary to the task.
- **Audit:** report specific gaps with file references; do not silently rewrite an audit-only request.

For a folder-wide task, inventory every Markdown file first. Track each as unreviewed, reviewed unchanged, improved, or unresolved, with a short reason. A small selection of polished notes is a targeted pass, not a completed folder review. Keep this working record outside the notes unless requested.

Defaults: answers and solutions are directly visible; SVG figures have a white background. Explicit user preferences override these defaults.

## 2. Understand before expanding

Identify missing reasoning, prerequisites, assumptions, definitions, and misleading claims. Distinguish source statements from derived examples and uncertain material. Keep source citations near the claims they support; never invent page numbers, measurements, or experimental results.

Prioritise correctness, complete worked reasoning, and useful connections. Add a visual, analogy, table, or exercise only when it teaches something the existing explanation does not.

- [Single note](references/structure/single-note.md): adaptable content modules.
- [Multi-file notes](references/structure/multi-file.md): ownership, granularity, and preservation.
- [Index notes](references/structure/index-note.md): update existing navigation when needed.

## 3. Explain and demonstrate
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