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Obsidian Zettelkasten Starter Kit

Name: Obsidian Zettelkasten Starter Kit
Author: groepl

A Starter Kit for Obsidian with all essential elements to build up your own Zettelkasten system.

617 stars65 forksUpdated 1/1/2026100% free · open source

What it does

The Obsidian-Zettelkasten-Starter-Kit helps you set up a Zettelkasten system in Obsidian, a note-taking app, to manage and connect your ideas and knowledge

When to use it

•You want to implement a note-taking system that fosters idea connection and knowledge management
•You're looking for a structured approach to organizing your research and reading notes
•You need a tool to help you build a knowledge base for your startup or project

Ready-to-paste prompt

Create a new note using the `02-Concept` template to outline and connect ideas related to your startup's product development

Heads up: Make sure you have Obsidian installed and set up on your device before attempting to use the Obsidian-Zettelkasten-Starter-Kit, as it is designed to work within the Obsidian app

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/obsidian-zettelkasten-starter-kit && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/obsidian-zettelkasten-starter-kit/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/obsidian-zettelkasten-starter-kit/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Obsidian Zettelkasten Starter Kit works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Obsidian Zettelkasten Starter Kit is a documents-only repository (53 doc files) — something you read, not something you run. There is nothing to install. Last commit 8 months ago, MIT license.

Size

Documents only

53 documents · 26 min skim

Setup

Nothing to install

A guide / curated list. Just read it and follow the links.

Runs on

Nowhere — you read it

A reading resource, not a program.

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it

What's in each folder

Starter-Kit/Templates/Templates24 files

Starter-Kit/Visuals/Folder17 files

Starter-Kit/5_Structure/Folder15 files

Starter-Kit/2_Literature/Folder8 files

Starter-Kit/4_Project/Folder5 files

Starter-Kit/3_Permanent/Folder3 files

Starter-Kit/1_Fleeting/Folder2 files

Starter-Kit/Assets/Images & static assets6 files

READMEDocumentedMIT licenseLast update 8 mo ago