obsidian-bases

This skill enables Claude Code to create and edit valid Obsidian Bases (.base files) including views, filters, formulas, and all related configurations.

davila7/claude-code-templates|Updated Apr 8, 2026

Works with

Claude CodeCursorClineWindsurfCodex

Installation Guide

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How to use obsidian-bases on Cursor

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Prerequisites

Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:

›Cursor installed and configured on your machine
›Node.js 16+ with npm — verify with node --version
›Active project directory where you want to add obsidian-bases

Run the install command

Execute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:

$npx skills add https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates --skill obsidian-bases

Fetches obsidian-bases from davila7/claude-code-templates and configures it for Cursor.

Select Cursor when prompted

The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:

◆ Which agents do you want to install to?

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│ ── Universal (.agents/skills) ────────────────

│ · Cline · Codex · Goose · Windsurf

│ ●Cursor(selected)

│ · Cursor · Aider · Continue

Verify installation

Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:

.cursor/skills/obsidian-bases

Restart Cursor to activate obsidian-bases. Access via /obsidian-bases in your agent's command palette.

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Security Notice

We perform automated surface-level scans (Gen AI Scanner, Socket, Snyk) during installation. These checks detect common vulnerabilities but do not guarantee complete security. Always review skill source code and verify the publisher's reputation before production use.

Skills execute code in your environment. Always review source, verify the publisher, and test in isolation before production.

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Use Cases

User Story & Requirements Generation

Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs

Example

Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios

✓

Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage

Competitive Analysis

Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps

Example

Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities

✓

Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days

Roadmap Prioritization

Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs

Example

Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale

Operator	Description
`==`	equals
`!=`	not equal
`>`	greater than
`<`	less than
`>=`	greater than or equal
`<=`	less than or equal
`&&`	logical and
`\|\|`	logical or
`!`	logical not

Property	Type	Description
`file.name`	String	File name
`file.basename`	String	File name without extension
`file.path`	String	Full path to file
`file.folder`	String	Parent folder path
`file.ext`	String	File extension
`file.size`	Number	File size in bytes
`file.ctime`	Date	Created time
`file.mtime`	Date	Modified time
`file.tags`	List	All tags in file
`file.links`	List	Internal links in file
`file.backlinks`	List	Files linking to this file
`file.embeds`	List	Embeds in the note
`file.properties`	Object	All frontmatter properties

Function	Signature	Description
`date()`	`date(string): date`	Parse string to date. Format: `YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss`
`duration()`	`duration(string): duration`	Parse duration string
`now()`	`now(): date`	Current date and time
`today()`	`today(): date`	Current date (time = 00:00:00)
`if()`	`if(condition, trueResult, falseResult?)`	Conditional
`min()`	`min(n1, n2, ...): number`	Smallest number
`max()`	`max(n1, n2, ...): number`	Largest number
`number()`	`number(any): number`	Convert to number
`link()`	`link(path, display?): Link`	Create a link
`list()`	`list(element): List`	Wrap in list if not already
`file()`	`file(path): file`	Get file object
`image()`	`image(path): image`	Create image for rendering
`icon()`	`icon(name): icon`	Lucide icon by name
`html()`	`html(string): html`	Render as HTML
`escapeHTML()`	`escapeHTML(string): string`	Escape HTML characters

Function	Signature	Description
`isTruthy()`	`any.isTruthy(): boolean`	Coerce to boolean
`isType()`	`any.isType(type): boolean`	Check type
`toString()`	`any.toString(): string`	Convert to string

Function	Signature	Description
`date()`	`date.date(): date`	Remove time portion
`format()`	`date.format(string): string`	Format with Moment.js pattern
`time()`	`date.time(): string`	Get time as string
`relative()`	`date.relative(): string`	Human-readable relative time
`isEmpty()`	`date.isEmpty(): boolean`	Always false for dates

Function	Signature	Description
`contains()`	`string.contains(value): boolean`	Check substring
`containsAll()`	`string.containsAll(...values): boolean`	All substrings present
`containsAny()`	`string.containsAny(...values): boolean`	Any substring present
`startsWith()`	`string.startsWith(query): boolean`	Starts with query
`endsWith()`	`string.endsWith(query): boolean`	Ends with query
`isEmpty()`	`string.isEmpty(): boolean`	Empty or not present
`lower()`	`string.lower(): string`	To lowercase
`title()`	`string.title(): string`	To Title Case
`trim()`	`string.trim(): string`	Remove whitespace
`replace()`	`string.replace(pattern, replacement): string`	Replace pattern
`repeat()`	`string.repeat(count): string`	Repeat string
`reverse()`	`string.reverse(): string`	Reverse string
`slice()`	`string.slice(start, end?): string`	Substring
`split()`	`string.split(separator, n?): list`	Split to list

Function	Signature	Description
`abs()`	`number.abs(): number`	Absolute value
`ceil()`	`number.ceil(): number`	Round up
`floor()`	`number.floor(): number`	Round down
`round()`	`number.round(digits?): number`	Round to digits
`toFixed()`	`number.toFixed(precision): string`	Fixed-point notation
`isEmpty()`	`number.isEmpty(): boolean`	Not present

Function	Signature	Description
`contains()`	`list.contains(value): boolean`	Element exists
`containsAll()`	`list.containsAll(...values): boolean`	All elements exist
`containsAny()`	`list.containsAny(...values): boolean`	Any element exists
`filter()`	`list.filter(expression): list`	Filter by condition (uses `value`, `index`)
`map()`	`list.map(expression): list`	Transform elements (uses `value`, `index`)
`reduce()`	`list.reduce(expression, initial): any`	Reduce to single value (uses `value`, `index`, `acc`)
`flat()`	`list.flat(): list`	Flatten nested lists
`join()`	`list.join(separator): string`	Join to string
`reverse()`	`list.reverse(): list`	Reverse order
`slice()`	`list.slice(start, end?): list`	Sublist
`sort()`	`list.sort(): list`	Sort ascending
`unique()`	`list.unique(): list`	Remove duplicates
`isEmpty()`	`list.isEmpty(): boolean`	No elements

Function	Signature	Description
`asLink()`	`file.asLink(display?): Link`	Convert to link
`hasLink()`	`file.hasLink(otherFile): boolean`< When to Use This ✓ Use when Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work. ✗ Avoid when Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed. Learning Path 1Basic: user stories, feature specs, status updates 2Intermediate: competitive analysis, prioritization frameworks, PRDs 3Advanced: product strategy, go-to-market planning, OKR setting 4Expert: product vision, market positioning, business model innovation Related Skills ml-paper-writing 66 davila7/claude-code-templates AI/MLsame repo grill-me 391 mattpocock/skills Productivitysame category premortem 197 parcadei/continuous-claude-v3 Productivitysame category deslop 118 cursor/plugins Productivitysame category framer-motion 99 pproenca/dot-skills Productivitysame category write-a-prd 94 mattpocock/skills Productivitysame category Reviews 4.8★★★★★37 reviews S Sofia Gupta★★★★★Dec 24, 2024 I recommend obsidian-bases for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area. H Hiroshi Menon★★★★★Dec 20, 2024 Keeps context tight: obsidian-bases is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc. M Michael Huang★★★★★Dec 16, 2024 Useful defaults in obsidian-bases — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows. C Chaitanya Patil★★★★★Dec 8, 2024 Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: obsidian-bases is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install. P Piyush G★★★★★Nov 27, 2024 We added obsidian-bases from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront. S Sofia Mensah★★★★★Nov 23, 2024 Keeps context tight: obsidian-bases is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc. A Arya Desai★★★★★Nov 11, 2024 Registry listing for obsidian-bases matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown. S Shikha Mishra★★★★★Oct 18, 2024 obsidian-bases fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos. M Mei Rao★★★★★Oct 14, 2024 obsidian-bases is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows. A Arya Shah★★★★★Oct 2, 2024 obsidian-bases reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility. showing 1-10 of 37 1 / 4 Discussion Comments — not star reviews No comments yet — start the thread.

obsidian-bases

Installation Guide

How to use obsidian-bases on Cursor

Prerequisites

Run the install command

Select Cursor when prompted

Verify installation

Security Notice

Documentation

List & Monetize Your Skill

Use Cases

User Story & Requirements Generation

Competitive Analysis

Roadmap Prioritization

Install Skill

Obsidian Bases Skill

Overview

File Format

Complete Schema

Filter Syntax

Filter Structure

Filter Operators

Properties

Three Types of Properties

File Properties Reference

The this Keyword

Formula Syntax

Functions Reference

Global Functions

Any Type Functions

Date Functions & Fields

Date Arithmetic

String Functions

Number Functions

List Functions

File Functions

Stakeholder Communication

Implementation Guide

Best Practices

When to Use This

Learning Path

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Reviews

Discussion

The `this` Keyword