Wiki Dashboard, Dynamic Vault Views

Two tools available: Obsidian Bases (native, GUI-driven, no plugin) and Dataview (community plugin, SQL-like, more powerful). Check which the user has and prefer Bases unless they ask for Dataview or need GROUP BY / computed columns.

Before You Start

Writing profile: Before drafting or rewriting natural-language Markdown, read and apply the Writing Profile Resolution section in llm-wiki/SKILL.md. Framework schema, provenance, safety, and operation-specific requirements take precedence. Apply WRITING.md preferences only to optional Markdown dashboard prose; .base syntax remains unchanged.

1. Resolve config, follow the Config Resolution Protocol in llm-wiki/SKILL.md (inline @name override → walk up CWD for .env → global config → prompt setup). This gives OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH.
2. Read $OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH/index.md to understand what categories and pages exist.
3. Ask the user what they want to view if not specified, folder, tag, category, date range?
4. Ask if they have Dataview installed if you're unsure which tool to use.

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Option A, Obsidian Bases (.base files)

Bases are YAML files that define live views over vault notes. Native to Obsidian 1.8+, no plugin needed.

Official canonical schema

Top-level keys:

filters:      # Global filter applied to all views (expression strings under and/or/not)
formulas:     # Named computed properties, referenced as formula.<name>
properties:   # Display config per property, sets displayName for column headers
summaries:    # Aggregation formulas (e.g. mean, sum)
views:        # Array of view definitions (required)

Each item in views::