obsidian-bases

Create and edit Obsidian Bases (.base files) with views, filters, formulas, and summaries. Use when working with .base files, creating database-like views of notes, or when the user mentions Bases, table views, card views, filters, or formulas in Obsidian.

2.56x

Quality

72%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

82%

2.56x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

Securityby

Passed

No findings from the security scan

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Quality

Content

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Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The content is accurate and rich with executable YAML examples, but it inlines a large amount of reference material that would be better split into bundled files, and lacks explicit validation steps for the .base files it helps generate. It reads more as an embedded manual than a lean SKILL.md overview.

Suggestions

Move the function/property/summary reference tables and the complete schema into bundled reference files (e.g. references/functions.md, references/schema.md) and replace them with a concise summary plus one-level-deep links, to improve progressive_disclosure and conciseness.

Add a short, explicit workflow with a validation checkpoint (e.g. 'Confirm the .base file parses as valid YAML and the referenced properties/formulas exist before saving') to lift workflow_clarity above the destructive/batch cap of 3.

Trim redundant prose such as restating what each section contains and the generic 'This skill enables Claude Code to...' intro, keeping only what Claude cannot already infer.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is noticeably verbose for a reference skill: large inline function/property tables (File Properties Reference, Global/Date/String/Number/List/File Functions, Default Summary Formulas) reproduce reference material Claude could consult via the linked docs, and the full schema plus four complete worked examples pad the file well beyond a lean overview.	2 / 5
Actionability	Provides concrete, copy-paste-ready YAML blocks for filters, formulas, views, and four complete example bases, with only minor gaps (e.g. map view is only briefly described rather than shown with required lat/long fields).	4 / 5
Workflow Clarity	Structure (schema -> syntax -> examples) gives an implicit sequence, but there are no explicit validation or verification steps for the YAML being produced, and the rubric caps batch/file-generation skills without validation feedback loops at 3.	3 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Sections are well-labeled and external doc links are present at the end, but the bulk reference material (full function tables, complete schema) is inlined rather than split into bundled reference files, and the no-bundle-files listing means there is no one-level-deep reference structure to navigate.	3 / 5
	Total	12 / 20 Passed

Description

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Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong, concise description that clearly states capabilities and gives explicit, comprehensive trigger guidance with the file extension and natural synonyms. No significant weaknesses; it reads like the 5-anchor reference examples.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists several concrete actions ('Create and edit Obsidian Bases (.base files) with views, filters, formulas, and summaries'), naming the domain plus four specific feature areas, with only minor gaps relative to the comprehensive 5 anchor.	4 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly answers both 'what' (create and edit Bases with views, filters, formulas, summaries) and 'when' with a concrete 'Use when...' clause listing trigger phrases, matching the 5 anchor.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Comprehensive natural-language coverage including the file extension ('.base files'), the feature name ('Bases'), and synonyms/related phrasings users say ('table views, card views, filters, or formulas in Obsidian'), matching the 5 anchor.	5 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Targets a clear niche (Obsidian Bases / .base files) with distinct triggers and the qualifying 'in Obsidian', giving minimal overlap risk with other skills.	5 / 5
	Total	19 / 20 Passed

Validation

87%

Warnings & errors only

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
skill_md_line_count	SKILL.md is long (603 lines); consider splitting into references/ and linking	Warning
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	14 / 16 Passed

Repository: davepoon/buildwithclaude
Path: plugins/all-skills/skills/obsidian-bases/SKILL.md
Commit: a9fa86d

Reviewed: about 20 hours ago

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