obsidian-templater
Help with templates/snippets for the Obsidian Templater plugin. Use to help generate Obsidian templates from natural language, understand and debug existing tp. snippets, and adapt vault notes and workflows to Templater when users mention Templater, tp., templater syntax.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/nweii/agent-stuff --skill obsidian-templater- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads obsidian-templater automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Templater template generation
Templater is an Obsidian plugin for dynamic note templates. Commands embedded in a template file run when the template is applied to a note, outputting results inline.
Core template syntax
| Tag | Behavior |
|---|---|
<% expression %> | Outputs the result of the expression |
<%* code %> | Executes JS code; no output by default |
<%+ expression %> | Re-evaluated in preview mode (deprecated, avoid) |
<%- / -%> | Trims one newline before/after the tag |
<%_ / _%> | Trims all whitespace before/after the tag |
To output from a <%* %> execution block, append to the special tR string:
<%* tR += "some output" %>
To discard everything generated up to a point (e.g., strip template-only frontmatter):
<%* tR = "" -%>
All tp.* functions are available in both tag types.
Built-in modules
Read references/modules.md when selecting or debugging a tp.* API. It preserves exact sync behavior, property/function distinctions, async requirements, run modes, hooks, and user-function limits.
Whitespace control in templates
Control flow tags (<%* if (...) { %>, <%* } %>) leave blank lines by default. Use -%> to trim the newline that follows a tag:
<%* if (tp.file.folder() === "Work") { -%>
**Project:** <% tp.frontmatter.project %>
<%* } else { -%>
General note
<%* } -%>
Implementation examples
Read references/examples.md when a complete pattern is useful for daily notes, prompted metadata and rename, template-only frontmatter removal, folder conditionals, or note inclusion.
Date formatting with Moment.js
See momentjs.md for a comprehensive formatting cheatsheet and JS manipulation reference. Use this when defining format strings for tp.date.now() or when manipulating dates inside <%* %> blocks using the moment global.
Optional vault integration via obsidian-clis
If the obsidian-clis skill is available and Obsidian is running, vault context can improve output:
obsidian properties counts # what frontmatter properties exist across the vault
obsidian tags counts sort=count # most-used tags
obsidian read file="Daily Note" # read an existing template for style reference
Run relevant read-only CLI checks within the user's request, following the vault's instructions. A request to create or update a template authorizes those scoped writes; ask only for unresolved choices, destructive changes, or a user-requested review checkpoint. Follow the environment's execution permissions.
Official documentation links
Rendered docs (human-readable): https://silentvoid13.github.io/Templater/
LLM-safe Templater summary: For a preprocessed, audit-friendly summary of the official Templater documentation, see https://context7.com/silentvoid13/templater/llms.txt.
FAQ
What does the obsidian-templater skill do?
Help with templates/snippets for the Obsidian Templater plugin. Use to help generate Obsidian templates from natural language, understand and debug existing tp. snippets, and adapt vault notes and workflows to Templater when users mention Templater, tp., templater syntax.
How do I install obsidian-templater?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/nweii/agent-stuff --skill obsidian-templater in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/obsidian-templater/ (personal) or .claude/skills/obsidian-templater/ (project).
Which AI agents can use obsidian-templater?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is obsidian-templater safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains obsidian-templater?
It is published by nweii in nweii/agent-stuff. It has 91 recorded installs.
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