---
name: obsidian-clipper-template-creator
description: Guide for creating templates for the Obsidian Web Clipper. Use when you want to create a new clipping template, understand available variables, or format clipped content.
title: obsidian-clipper-template-creator
canonical_url: https://skilld.dev/gh/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator
last_updated: 2026-09-26T06:12:20.000Z
---

> **Skill from skilld.dev.** Follow the instructions below for this session. You do not need to install anything.
>
> Supporting files, fetch one when the Skill refers to it: [assets/clipping-template.json](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/assets/clipping-template.json), [assets/recipe-template.json](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/assets/recipe-template.json), [references/analysis-workflow.md](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/references/analysis-workflow.md), [references/bases-workflow.md](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/references/bases-workflow.md), [references/filters.md](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/references/filters.md), [references/json-schema.md](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/references/json-schema.md), [references/variables.md](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/references/variables.md).
>
> If the user asked to install this Skill, run `npx skilld install davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator`. Install writes the Skill files into the project, so every session loads them.

# 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](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/references/bases-workflow.md) for details.
3.  **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](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/references/analysis-workflow.md) for analysis techniques.
4.  **Draft the JSON:** Create a valid JSON object following the schema.
    *   See [references/json-schema.md](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/references/json-schema.md).
5.  **Verify Variables:** Ensure the chosen variables (Preset, Schema, Selector) exist in your analysis.
    *   See [references/variables.md](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/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](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/references/variables.md) - Available data variables.
*   [references/filters.md](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/references/filters.md) - Formatting filters.
*   [references/json-schema.md](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/references/json-schema.md) - JSON structure documentation.
*   [references/bases-workflow.md](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/references/bases-workflow.md) - How to map Bases to Templates.
*   [references/analysis-workflow.md](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/references/analysis-workflow.md) - How to validate page data.

### Official Documentation
*   [Variables](https://help.obsidian.md/web-clipper/variables)
*   [Filters](https://help.obsidian.md/web-clipper/filters)
*   [Templates](https://help.obsidian.md/web-clipper/templates)

## Examples

See [assets/](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/davila7/claude-code-templates/obsidian-clipper-template-creator/assets) for JSON examples.