Obsidian Web Clipper Template Creator

This skill helps you create importable JSON templates for the Obsidian Web Clipper.

Workflow

1. Identify User Intent: specific site (YouTube), specific type (Recipe), or general clipping?
2. Check Existing Bases: The user likely has a "Base" schema defined in Templates/Bases/.

• Action: Read Templates/Bases/*.base to find a matching category (e.g., Recipes.base).
• Action: Use the properties defined in the Base to structure the Clipper template properties.
• See references/bases-workflow.md for details.

1. Fetch & Analyze Reference URL: Validate variables against a real page.

• Action: Ask the user for a sample URL of the content they want to clip (if not provided).
• Action: Use WebFetch to retrieve the page HTML.
• Action: Analyze the HTML for Schema.org JSON, Meta tags, and CSS selectors.
• See references/analysis-workflow.md for analysis techniques.

1. Draft the JSON: Create a valid JSON object following the schema.

• See references/json-schema.md.

1. Verify Variables: Ensure the chosen variables (Preset, Schema, Selector) exist in your analysis.

• See references/variables.md.

Output Format

ALWAYS output the final result as a JSON code block that the user can copy and import.

json
{
  "schemaVersion": "0.1.0",
  "name": "My Template",
  ...
}

Resources

• references/variables.md - Available data variables.
• references/filters.md - Formatting filters.
• references/json-schema.md - JSON structure documentation.
• references/bases-workflow.md - How to map Bases to Templates.
• references/analysis-workflow.md - How to validate page data.

Official Documentation

• Variables
• Filters
• Templates

Examples

See assets/ for JSON examples.