Ccn:Create Topic
Create structured topic files with YAML frontmatter for organized knowledge management
by diegosouzapwLibrary & Information ScienceInformation ArchitectureInformation ArchitectEnterprise ContentWhat You Can Do
This skill automates the creation of topic files in your .notes/ directory with pre-formatted YAML frontmatter and section templates. You provide a topic name, and Claude generates a properly named file with consistent metadata (description, keywords, timestamps) and ready-to-use section headers. This eliminates manual setup time and ensures all your knowledge management files follow the same organizational structure.
Features
Example Output
Input: /ccn:create-topic api-design
Output:
Topic file created: .notes/API_DESIGN.md
---
description: Knowledge and patterns for api-design
keywords: [api, design, api_design]
last_updated: 2024-01-15
created: 2024-01-15
---
## Overview
## Key Concepts
## Best Practices
## Resources
## Related Topics
Input: /ccn:create-topic error handling
Output:
Topic file created: .notes/ERROR_HANDLING.md
---
description: Knowledge and patterns for error handling
keywords: [error, handling, error_handling]
last_updated: 2024-01-15
created: 2024-01-15
---
## Overview
## Key Concepts
## Best Practices
## Resources
## Related Topics
What's Included
- ccn:create-topic SKILL.md: The complete skill instruction file with validation logic and file creation workflows
- YAML frontmatter template: Pre-formatted metadata structure (description, keywords, timestamps)
- Section header framework: Standard section templates (Overview, Key Concepts, Best Practices, Resources, Related Topics)
- Filename normalization rules: Consistent uppercase underscore naming convention
- Error handling checklist: Validation for missing arguments and duplicate file prevention
Who It's For
- Knowledge workers and researchers maintaining personal knowledge bases
- Technical writers organizing documentation and learning materials
- Project managers building topic libraries and resource catalogs
- Students creating structured study notes and research archives
- Content strategists managing topic clusters for SEO and information architecture
Best For
- Setting up new topic files in bulk knowledge management systems
- Maintaining consistent metadata and structure across research notes
- Preventing duplicate topic creation with built-in file existence validation
- Rapidly initializing topic files with pre-formatted templates
- Organizing interdisciplinary research with standardized file naming
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