LOS - Bases Module

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Module selector tabs with Bases highlighted

How to Use

Starter Cards

Six starter cards for Contact Directory, Goal Tracker, Reading List, Recipe Collection, Subscription Tracker, and Weekly Review

Six pre-built prompts that generate instantly (no AI call, no credits used). Click any starter card and Generate to generate the output immediately. After the first generation, edit your prompt and click Update to refine the output without starting over.

StarterWhat It Creates
Reading ListBook tracker with progress bars and rating
Recipe CollectionRecipe cards grouped by cuisine
Subscription TrackerActive/inactive subscriptions with cost tracking
Weekly ReviewWeekly note viewer with activity summary
Contact DirectoryContact cards with role and company fields
Goal TrackerGoals overview with status and progress

Chat

Type a plain-text description of the base you want. Example prompts:

  • “Show all notes tagged project as cards grouped by status”
  • “List books in my Reading folder sorted by rating, with a progress bar formula”
  • “Track habits with checkboxes and a weekly streak counter”
  • “Show all meetings from the past 7 days sorted by date”

After the first generation, edit your prompt and click Update to refine the output without starting over.

Guide (Wizard)

A five-step flow that builds your base interactively. Click the Guide toggle next to Chat to switch to wizard mode. Each step has a progress bar at the top showing where you are. Optional steps can be skipped.

Codeblock

```base [paste output here] ```

The wizard generates the final .base file at the end.

You can download the .base file or copy the output and paste it into a markdown file.

Don’t forget to put it into a code block.

Step 1 - Source

Wizard step 1 showing folder path, include/exclude tag inputs, and tag matching toggle

Choose which notes should appear in your base. All fields are optional - skip this step to include all notes in your vault.

  • Folder - limit to a specific folder path (e.g. Projects/Active)
  • Include tags - only show notes with these tags. Click suggestions like project, task, person, review or type your own
  • Exclude tags - hide notes with these tags. Suggestions: archive, draft, template
  • Tag matching - “any” matches notes with at least one of the tags; “all” requires every tag to be present

Step 2 - View

Wizard step 2 showing four view type buttons and a view name input field

Pick how the base displays results. Both fields are required.

  • View type - choose one of four layouts:
    • Cards - visual cards with images and key fields
    • List - compact rows
    • Map - location-based view (requires a coordinates property)
    • Table - spreadsheet-style columns
  • View name - a label shown in the base header (e.g. “Project Overview”)

If you select Map, an additional coordinates field appears where you enter the property that holds location data.

Step 3 - Fields

Wizard step 3 showing chip input for field selection with suggestion buttons below

Select which properties appear as columns or card fields. At least one field is required.

  • Type a field name or click suggestions: file.name, file.folder, file.tags, file.mtime, file.ctime, status, tags, created, updated
  • Each added field gets a display name input where you can set a custom column header (leave blank to use the property name)

Step 4 - Sort & Group

Wizard step 4 showing sort and group dropdowns with ascending/descending direction buttons

Set sort order, grouping, and result limits. All fields are optional.

  • Sort by - choose a field from your selected fields, then pick ascending or descending
  • Group by - group results under a shared value (e.g. group by status, group by folder)
  • Limit - cap the number of results shown (leave blank for no limit)

Step 5 - Extras

Wizard step 5 showing summary dropdowns per field, formula inputs, and Enhance with AI checkbox

Add computed fields and summaries. Everything in this step is optional.

  • Summaries - for each field, pick a summary function: Sum, Average, Min, Max, or Count. Summaries appear as a row below the data
  • Formulas - define computed columns with a label and description. Click + Add formula to add more. Examples: “days_until” with “days until due date”
  • Enhance with AI - check this to have AI generate the actual formula expressions from your descriptions. Uses one AI credit. Without this, only the formula labels and descriptions are included

Result

Generated base output with Valid badge, Copy, Download, and Demo Notes buttons

The output is a .base file (YAML) for Obsidian’s Bases core plugin. Each generation shows:

  • A validation badge confirming the YAML is valid
  • Copy and Download buttons
  • A Demo Notes button that downloads a .zip with the base file plus sample markdown notes

To install the file in your vault, see LOS - Installing Generated Files.

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