Make Obsidian Base

Create a category note and base file in one run.

Workflow

1. Identify the target vault path.

• Default to the current working directory.
• If needed, pass --vault /path/to/vault.

2. Parse the category name.

• Accept either a single token (Paper-Notes) or quoted words ("Paper Notes").
• Normalize separators and spacing.

3. Run the bundled script.

• Command: scripts/make_obsidian_base.py <category-name>
• Optional flags:
  • --vault <path>
  • --force (overwrite existing files)
  • --dry-run (preview only)

4. Confirm output.

• Report created/updated file paths.
• If files already exist and --force is not set, report skip reasons.

Output contract

The script creates:

• Categories/<Category>.md
• Templates/Bases/<Category>.base

The category note is generated as:

---
tags:
- categories
---
![[<Category>.base]]

The base file includes a default table view with:

• categories.contains(link("<Category>"))
• !file.name.endsWith("Template")

Notes

• Keep ASCII-only output.
• Preserve existing files unless --force is explicitly provided.