zettel-brainstormer
It reads from your local zettelkasten notes, find a random idea, and find references by links or tags, then expand the idea with the references.
Why use this skill?
Supercharge your Zettelkasten with the Zettel Brainstormer. Automatically find, research, and expand your Obsidian notes into deep, structured drafts using AI.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/hxy9243/zettel-brainstormerWhat This Skill Does
The Zettel Brainstormer is a sophisticated knowledge-management skill designed to transform your existing Zettelkasten notes into rich, interconnected research drafts. Rather than forcing you to manually dig through your Obsidian vault, this agent automates the discovery process. It identifies a seed idea and then systematically retrieves relevant context using wikilinks, shared tags, and optional semantic analysis. The skill follows a rigorous 3-stage pipeline: first, it identifies pertinent files; second, it leverages a specialized subagent to extract key points and summaries from those sources; and third, it synthesizes everything into a coherent, final draft complete with proper Obsidian formatting and metadata.
Installation
To integrate this skill, use the OpenClaw CLI to install the package from the source repository:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/hxy9243/zettel-brainstormer
Once installed, you must initialize the configuration. Navigate to the skill folder and execute the setup script:
python scripts/setup.py
Follow the on-screen prompts to configure your preferred LLM models. This creates the config/models.json file, which dictates how the agent handles the preprocessing and final drafting stages.
Use Cases
- Research Synthesis: Connect disparate thoughts on complex topics like philosophy or software architecture by surfacing old notes you forgot you had.
- Content Creation: Turn a rough, fragmented note into a polished blog post or essay by auto-gathering supporting quotes and evidence from your vault.
- Idea Evolution: Use the agent as a sparring partner to challenge your existing assumptions by highlighting conflicting tags or unlinked concepts that provide a different perspective.
Example Prompts
- "Zettel-brainstormer, take my note on 'quantum computing fundamentals' and expand it using my existing vault notes related to linear algebra."
- "Find a random idea in my Obsidian vault about 'habit formation' and synthesize it with related notes found via my 'psychology' tag."
- "Brainstorm an article outline based on my draft 'The Future of Remote Work' using all linked documents in my vault."
Tips & Limitations
- Obsidian Integration: For the best results, ensure you have
obsidian-cliinstalled. This provides a massive performance boost when indexing your vault. - Cost Management: Because the skill uses a 3-stage workflow, it consumes more tokens than a single-pass agent. Keep your
find_links.pydepth settings reasonable to prevent excessive API costs. - Semantic Discovery: If you aren't getting deep enough connections, consider enabling the 'zettel-link' skill integration, which moves beyond explicit tags to find conceptual similarities.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-hxy9243-zettel-brainstormer": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: file-read, file-write