# bramses/bramses-highly-opinionated-vault-2023

A highly opinionated, fully featured Obsidian vault that can get you from Zero to Zettelkasten lickety split!

Repository: https://github.com/bramses/bramses-highly-opinionated-vault-2023
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bramses-highly-opinionated-vault-2023
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: obsidian-md
Last push: 2025-09-14T19:25:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 51/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 42, release rhythm 35, longevity 97
- inputs: {"age_days": 1364, "days_push": 353, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1197, forks 63 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:57.562434+00:00)

## What it is
A fully configured, opinionated Obsidian vault template implementing a Zettelkasten-style personal knowledge management system. It bundles plugins, folder structure, and documented philosophies so users can adopt a complete note-taking workflow via GitHub's template feature.

## Use cases
- set up a zettelkasten in obsidian from scratch
- get an obsidian vault template with plugins preconfigured
- learn a personal knowledge management workflow
- adopt a daily notes and literature notes system in obsidian
- structure a research note-taking vault
- bootstrap an obsidian setup without configuring plugins manually

## When to choose
- you are new to Obsidian and want a complete, working vault immediately
- you want a documented, opinionated Zettelkasten methodology with rationale
- you prefer a template you can fork and customize rather than build from zero

## When to avoid
- you already have a mature vault and only want individual plugins
- you dislike opinionated, prescriptive workflows and want to design your own system
- you need a lightweight starter without heavy plugin dependencies

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, markdown, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, education
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: obsidian, zettelkasten, knowledge-management, vault-template, note-taking, personal-knowledge-base, desktop

## Member repositories
- bramses/bramses-highly-opinionated-vault-2023 (main) score 51

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:57.562434+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:21:26.263092+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bramses/bramses-highly-opinionated-vault-2023 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:57.562434+00:00, sha 4ee3a1704b5c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.