obsidian-claude-pkm/vault-template/CLAUDE.md

Obsidian PKM Vault Context

System Purpose

[CUSTOMIZE: Add your personal mission statement here]

Example: "Build meaningful technology while maintaining balance across health, relationships, and personal growth."

Directory Structure

Folder	Purpose
Daily Notes/	Daily journal entries (YYYY-MM-DD.md)
Goals/	Goal cascade (3-year → yearly → monthly → weekly)
Projects/	Active projects with their own CLAUDE.md
Templates/	Reusable note structures
Archives/	Completed/inactive content
Inbox/	Uncategorized captures (optional)

Current Focus

See @Goals/2. Monthly Goals.md for this month's priorities.

Tag System

Priority: #priority/high, #priority/medium, #priority/low Status: #active, #waiting, #completed, #archived Context: #work, #personal, #health, #learning, #family

Available Skills

Skills are invoked with /skill-name or automatically by Claude when relevant.

Skill	Invocation	Purpose
daily	/daily	Create daily notes, morning/midday/evening routines
weekly	/weekly	Run weekly review, reflect and plan
monthly	/monthly	Monthly review, quarterly milestone check, next month planning
project	/project	Create, track, and archive projects linked to goals
push	/push	Commit and push changes to Git
onboard	/onboard	Load full vault context
goal-tracking	(auto)	Track progress across goal cascade with project awareness
obsidian-vault-ops	(auto)	Read/write vault files, manage wiki-links

Progress Visibility

Skills and agents use session task tools to show progress during multi-step operations:

[Spinner] Creating daily note...
[Spinner] Pulling incomplete tasks...
[Done] Morning routine complete (4/4 tasks)

Session tasks are temporary progress indicators—your actual to-do items remain as markdown checkboxes in daily notes.

Available Agents

Agent	Purpose
note-organizer	Organize vault, fix links, consolidate notes
weekly-reviewer	Facilitate weekly review aligned with goals
goal-aligner	Check daily/weekly alignment with long-term goals
inbox-processor	GTD-style inbox processing

Output Styles

Productivity Coach (/output-style coach)

• Challenges assumptions constructively
• Holds you accountable to commitments
• Asks powerful questions for clarity
• Connects daily work to mission

The Cascade

The full goals-to-tasks flow:

3-Year Vision  →  Yearly Goals  →  Projects  →  Monthly Goals  →  Weekly Review  →  Daily Tasks
   /goal-tracking     /project        /project      /monthly          /weekly         /daily

Daily Workflow

Morning (5 min)

1. Run /daily to create today's note
2. Review cascade context (ONE Big Thing, project next-actions)
3. Identify ONE main focus
4. Review yesterday's incomplete tasks
5. Set time blocks

Evening (5 min)

1. Complete reflection section
2. Review goal/project attention summary
3. Move unfinished tasks
4. Run /push to save changes

Weekly (30 min - Sunday)

1. Run /weekly for guided review
2. Review project progress table
3. Calculate goal progress
4. Plan next week's focus
5. Archive old notes

Monthly (30 min - End of month)

1. Run /monthly for guided review
2. Roll up weekly wins/challenges
3. Check quarterly milestones
4. Plan next month's focus

Best Practices

1. Be Specific - Give clear context about what you need
2. Reference Goals - Connect daily tasks to objectives
3. Use Coach Mode - When you need accountability
4. Keep It Current - Update project CLAUDE.md files regularly

Customization

For personal overrides that shouldn't be committed, create CLAUDE.local.md. See CLAUDE.local.md.template for format.

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See @.claude/rules/ for detailed conventions Last Updated: 2026-02-15 System Version: 3.0 (The Cascade)

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