Obsidian Vault Generator

Generate a full Obsidian vault by copying a pre-built assets folder to the user’s chosen location. The vault follows a PARA + Zettelkasten hybrid layout with Templater-based templates.

Step 1 — Ask the user

Before creating anything, confirm:

1. Vault path — where to create it (e.g. ~/Documents/WorkVault).
2. Vault name — display name for the Home page heading (defaults to the folder name from the path).

Step 2 — Copy assets and personalize

1. Resolve the vault path (expand ~ if needed).
2. Create the target directory if it doesn’t exist: mkdir -p <vault-path>.
3. Copy the entire assets folder contents into the vault path:

   cp -r <skill-dir>/assets/. <vault-path>/
   

   Where <skill-dir> is the directory containing this SKILL.md file.
4. Replace the {{VAULT_NAME}} placeholder in Home.md with the user’s vault name:

   sed -i '' "s/{{VAULT_NAME}}/<vault-name>/g" <vault-path>/Home.md
   

Step 3 — Report

Print a summary including:

• Vault path created
• Number of folders (expect ~12)
• Number of files (expect ~22)
• Number of templates (9)

Then remind the user:

• Open the vault root folder in Obsidian
• Install recommended community plugins: Templater, Dataview, Calendar
• Configure Templater to use 99-System/Templates/ as the template folder location
• The vault does not include .obsidian/ configuration — Obsidian will create defaults on first open