Vault Audit - 2025-12-20

Executive Summary

MetricValueStatus
Health Score7/10Good
Total Markdown Files1,124-
Main Vault Notes233-
Critical Issues2Fix Today
High Priority14Fix This Week
Medium Priority30+Fix This Month
Low Priority10+Backlog

Top 5 Issues to Address

  1. 14 files missing frontmatter - including inbox items and templates
  2. 14 inbox items stale - all items are >7 days old (oldest: 260 days)
  3. Empty core folders - 01-SLIPBOX, 02-PROJECTS, 03-AREAS/Business have 0 notes
  4. MOC - Geospatial missing Status/Type tags - incomplete frontmatter
  5. Copilot prompts lack proper frontmatter - 13 prompt files missing tags

Vault Statistics

By Folder

FolderCountStatus
00-INBOX14Stale items
01-SLIPBOX0Empty
02-PROJECTS0Empty
03-AREAS/Business0Empty
03-AREAS/Journal73Good
03-AREAS/MOCs3Could expand
04-RESOURCES/Definitions96Excellent
04-RESOURCES/Code11Could expand
04-RESOURCES/Articles0Empty
04-RESOURCES/Books0Empty
05-SYSTEM/Templates12Good
05-SYSTEM/Copilot15Good
Total (Main Vault)233-

Content Quality

MetricCountPercentage
Definitions with description93/9697%
Definitions with backlinks section96/96100%
Definitions marked Complete95/9699%
Notes with proper frontmatter219/23394%

Detailed Findings

1. Frontmatter Audit

Files Missing Frontmatter (14 in main vault):

FileLocation
API Client Library Best Practices00-INBOX
Open Geospatial Standards00-INBOX
2024-09-01.md03-AREAS/Journal/2024/09-September
2024-09-15.md03-AREAS/Journal/2024/09-September
2024-12-24.md03-AREAS/Journal/2024/12-December
2025-04-04.md03-AREAS/Journal/2025/04-April
Embed - Todoist04-RESOURCES/Embeds
PLUGINS.md05-SYSTEM/Meta
Template-MOC.md05-SYSTEM/Templates
Template-README.md05-SYSTEM/Templates
Template-Code-Dynamic.md05-SYSTEM/Templates/Code
Template-Code-Readme.md05-SYSTEM/Templates/Code
Template-Creation-Modification-Dates.md05-SYSTEM/Templates/Fragments
Template-Daily.md05-SYSTEM/Templates/Temporal

Files Missing Description (3 in Definitions):

FileLocation
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)04-RESOURCES/Definitions
index.md04-RESOURCES/Definitions
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)04-RESOURCES/Definitions

2. Tag Audit

Notes Missing Status or Type Tags:

NoteStatus TagType Tag
API Client Library Best PracticesMissingMissing
ArcGIS REST APIMissingMissing
GIS ToolsMissingMissing
Open Geospatial StandardsMissingMissing
Real Estate Land ToolsMissingMissing
MOC - GeospatialMissingMissing
Embed - TodoistMissingMissing
All 13 Copilot custom promptsMissingMissing

High Wikilink Count Files (potential broken links):

FileWikilink CountNotes
GIS Web Service Standards29OGC API links likely missing
GIS Tools84R package links not in vault

Potential Broken Links (notes not found):

LinkReferenced In
[[OGC API - Features]]GIS Web Service Standards
[[OGC API - Tiles]]GIS Web Service Standards
[[OGC API - Processes]]GIS Web Service Standards
[[sf]], [[terra]], etc.GIS Tools (70+ R packages)

4. Structure Audit

Empty Folders:

  • 01-SLIPBOX - Core Zettelkasten folder has no notes
  • 02-PROJECTS - No active project documentation
  • 03-AREAS/Business - No business notes
  • 04-RESOURCES/Articles - No article references
  • 04-RESOURCES/Books - No book notes
  • 04-RESOURCES/Cheatsheets - No cheatsheets
  • 04-RESOURCES/Prompts - No prompt notes
  • 99-ARCHIVES - Empty (expected)

Stale Inbox Items (all >7 days old):

5. Content Gaps

Missing MOCs:

  • MOC - Development - No general development MOC
  • MOC - Real Estate - Topic referenced but no MOC
  • MOC - Data Engineering - Topic used in tags but no MOC
  • MOC - PostgreSQL/PostGIS - Heavy database content but no MOC

Underutilized Content Types:

  • Articles: 0 notes
  • Books: 0 notes
  • Cheatsheets: 0 notes
  • AI Prompts: 0 notes (separate from Copilot)

Action Items

Quick Wins (5 min each)

Medium Effort (30 min each)

  • Process GIS Web Service Standards - promote to 04-RESOURCES or create definitions
  • Process GIS Tools - convert to MOC or split into categories
  • Add frontmatter to 4 journal entries missing it
  • Fix frontmatter in 6 template files
  • Add frontmatter to 13 Copilot custom prompts
  • Archive or delete Google Programmable Search Engine (260 days old)

Large Tasks (1+ hour)

  • Create definition notes for OGC API standards (10+ notes)
  • Populate 01-SLIPBOX with atomic notes from inbox content
  • Create 02-PROJECTS structure for active projects
  • Build out 03-AREAS/Business for company documentation
  • Create additional MOCs (MOC - Development, MOC - Real Estate)
  • Create definition notes for linked R packages (prioritize top 20)

Progress Tracking

Week 1 Focus

  • Fix all critical issues (empty files)
  • Add missing frontmatter to 14 files
  • Process oldest 5 inbox items

Week 2 Focus

  • Complete inbox processing
  • Create missing MOCs
  • Start populating 01-SLIPBOX

Week 3 Focus

  • Create OGC API definition notes
  • Add top R package definitions
  • Set up 02-PROJECTS structure

Week 4 Focus

  • Build out 03-AREAS/Business
  • Review and update stale notes
  • Establish regular maintenance schedule

Vault Strengths

  • Excellent definition coverage - 96 well-structured definition notes
  • Consistent template usage - Definition template is comprehensive
  • Strong tagging conventions - Topic/Status/Type hierarchy
  • 100% backlinks in definitions - All definitions have backlinks section
  • Active journal - 73 entries showing consistent use
  • Proper Quartz integration - Ready for publishing

Appendix

Audit generated on 2025-12-20 using Cursor AI with MCP tools (repomix, obsidian)

Tools Used

ToolPurpose
mcp_repomix_pack_codebaseVault structure analysis
grepPattern matching for frontmatter/tags
list_dir / read_fileFile inspection
PowerShellFile counting and age analysis

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