by ballred
A complete starter kit for an Obsidian + Claude Code personal knowledge management system.
# Add to your Claude Code skills
git clone https://github.com/ballred/obsidian-claude-pkmπ Take the quick poll - Help shape what gets built next!
Not another PKM starter kit. This is an execution system that connects your 3-year vision to what you do today β and holds you accountable with AI.
3-Year Vision βββ Yearly Goals βββ Projects βββ Monthly Goals βββ Weekly Review βββ Daily Tasks
β
/project new
(the bridge layer)
Every layer connects. /daily surfaces your ONE Big Thing from the weekly review. /weekly shows project progress. /monthly checks quarterly milestones. /goal-tracking knows which goals have no active project. Nothing falls through the cracks.
v3.1 Β· Zero dependencies Β· MIT License
The #1 reason people star this repo: "I want goals β projects β daily notes β tasks to actually connect."
| Layer | File | Skill | What It Does |
|-------|------|-------|-------------|
| Vision | Goals/0. Three Year Goals.md | /goal-tracking | Life areas, long-term direction |
| Annual | Goals/1. Yearly Goals.md | /goal-tracking | Measurable objectives, quarterly milestones |
| Projects | Projects/*/CLAUDE.md | /project | Active initiatives linked to goals |
| Monthly | Goals/2. Monthly Goals.md | /monthly | Roll up weekly reviews, check quarterly progress |
| Weekly | Goals/3. Weekly Review.md | /weekly | Reflect, realign, plan next week |
| Daily | | | Morning planning, evening reflection |
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Daily Notes/YYYY-MM-DD.md/dailyMorning β /daily creates today's note, shows your week's ONE Big Thing and active project next-actions. You pick your focus.
Evening β /daily summarizes which goals and projects got attention today. Unlinked tasks get flagged.
Sunday β /weekly reads all your daily notes, scans project status, calculates goal progress, and helps you plan next week. Optional agent team mode parallelizes the collection.
End of month β /monthly rolls up the weekly reviews, checks quarterly milestones against yearly goals, and sets next month's priorities.
Ad hoc β /project new creates a project linked to a goal. /project status shows a dashboard. /review auto-detects the right review type based on context.
# Clone and set up
git clone https://github.com/ballred/obsidian-claude-pkm.git
cd obsidian-claude-pkm
chmod +x scripts/setup.sh && ./scripts/setup.sh
# Open vault in Obsidian, then start Claude Code:
cd ~/your-vault-location
claude
On first run, you'll see a welcome message with the cascade visualization. Run /onboard to personalize your vault β it asks your name, preferred review day, and goal areas, then configures everything.
You don't need to start from the template. Run /adopt from the root of your existing Obsidian vault β it scans your folder structure, detects your organization method (PARA, Zettelkasten, LYT, etc.), maps your folders interactively, and generates all config files scoped to your directory names. Your vault structure stays untouched.
cd ~/your-existing-vault
claude
# then type: /adopt
git clone https://github.com/ballred/obsidian-claude-pkm.git
cd obsidian-claude-pkm
scripts\setup.bat
| Skill | Command | Purpose |
|-------|---------|---------|
| Daily | /daily | Morning planning, midday check-in, evening reflection |
| Weekly | /weekly | 30-min weekly review with project rollup |
| Monthly | /monthly | Monthly review, quarterly milestone check |
| Project | /project | Create, track, archive projects linked to goals |
| Review | /review | Smart router β detects morning/Sunday/end-of-month context |
| Push | /push | Commit and push vault changes to Git |
| Onboard | /onboard | Interactive setup + load vault context |
| Adopt | /adopt | Scaffold onto an existing vault (BYOV) |
| Upgrade | /upgrade | Update to latest version, preserving your content |
| Goal Tracking | (auto) | Track progress across the full cascade |
| Vault Ops | (auto) | Read/write files, manage wiki-links |
Four specialized agents with cross-session memory:
| Agent | What It Does |
|-------|-------------|
| goal-aligner | Audits daily activity against stated goals. Flags misalignment. |
| weekly-reviewer | Facilitates the 3-phase weekly review. Learns your reflection style. |
| note-organizer | Fixes broken links, consolidates duplicates, maintains vault hygiene. |
| inbox-processor | GTD-style inbox processing β categorize, clarify, organize. |
claude "Use the goal-aligner agent to analyze my last 2 weeks"
claude "Use the inbox-processor agent to clear my inbox"
Agents use memory: project to learn your patterns across sessions β the goal-aligner remembers recurring misalignment patterns, the weekly-reviewer learns what reflection questions resonate.
An output style that transforms Claude into an accountability partner:
/output-style coach
The coach challenges assumptions, points out goal-action misalignment, asks powerful questions, and holds you to your commitments. Pairs naturally with /daily and /weekly.
Zero dependencies. Everything runs on bash and markdown.
Your Vault/
βββ CLAUDE.md # AI context and navigation
βββ .claude/
β βββ agents/ # 4 specialized AI agents (with memory)
β βββ skills/ # 10 skills (8 listed above + 2 auto)
β βββ hooks/ # Auto-commit, session init, skill discovery
β βββ rules/ # Path-specific conventions
β βββ output-styles/ # Productivity Coach
β βββ settings.json # Permissions, env vars, hooks config
βββ Daily Notes/ # YYYY-MM-DD.md
βββ Goals/ # The cascade (3-year β weekly)
βββ Projects/ # Active projects with CLAUDE.md each
βββ Templates/ # Reusable note structures
βββ Archives/ # Completed/inactive content
βββ Inbox/ # Quick captures (optional)
/upgrade check # Preview what's changed
/upgrade # Interactive upgrade with backup
The upgrade skill creates a timestamped backup, shows diffs for each changed file, and never touches your content folders (Daily Notes, Goals, Projects, etc.).
# Copy new skill directories
cp -r vault-template/.claude/skills/project your-vault/.claude/skills/
cp -r vault-template/.claude/skills/monthly your-vault/.claude/skills/
cp -r vault-template/.claude/skills/review your-vault/.claude/skills/
cp -r vault-template/.claude/skills/upgrade your-vault/.claude/skills/
# Update agents, hooks, settings
cp vault-template/.claude/agents/*.md your-vault/.claude/agents/
cp vault-template/.claude/hooks/* your-vault/.claude/hooks/
cp vault-template/.claude/settings.json your-vault/.claude/
chmod +x your-vault/.claude/hooks/*.sh
cp -r vault-template/.claude-plugin your-vault/
cp -r vault-template/.claude your-vault/
cp vault-template/CLAUDE.md your-vault/
chmod +x your-vault/.claude/hooks/*.sh
We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines. Good first issues are labeled β check the issues page.
MIT β Use this freely for your personal knowledge management journey.