organize-clippings

Organize Clippings

Process uncategorized clippings in 50_Clippings/ root — add metadata, consolidate content, create connections, and move to category subfolders.

Vault Path

/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloudmd~obsidian/Documents/My_note

Workflow

Phase 1: Scan

1. List all .md files directly in 50_Clippings/ root (not in subfolders — those are already categorized)

2. For each file, read content and determine:

   • Current metadata state (missing/partial/complete)
   • Best category: AI, 金融, 科技, 自我成长, 社会学, 心理学, 投资, or suggest a new category
   • Content quality: needs condensing? already concise?

3. Present plan to user:

   Uncategorized clippings: N
   Category breakdown:
   - AI: X files
   - 金融: Y files
   - 科技: Z files
   ...
   Files needing condensing: M
   

4. Ask user to confirm categorization and any new subfolder creation.

Phase 2: Process Each File

For each clipping:

1. Fix metadata: Add/complete YAML frontmatter:

   ---
   title: "..."
   created: YYYY-MM-DD
   modified: YYYY-MM-DD (today)
   tags: [tag1, tag2, tag3]
   description: "1-2 sentence summary"
   source: "URL or source name"
   ---
   

2. Condense if needed: If the content is excessively verbose (web scraping artifacts, excessive formatting):

   • Preserve all substantive information
   • Remove navigation elements, ads, redundant text
   • Restructure into clean markdown with headers
   • Keep the original meaning and key details

3. Build connections:

   • Use obsidian search query="<key terms>" to find related content in vault
   • Insert [[wikilinks]] inline where concepts match existing files
   • Add/update ## Related section immediately after YAML frontmatter (before main content)
   • Update any linked Wiki entries to point back

Phase 3: Move to Subfolders

For each processed file:

1. Move to the determined category subfolder: 50_Clippings/<Category>/
2. If file has an attach/ subfolder with images, move those too
3. Verify the file is accessible after move