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Crosswalker
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Vision

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Short-term (current)

Section titled “Short-term (current)”

A working Obsidian plugin that can:

  1. Import structured data (CSV/XLSX/JSON) into Obsidian as folder hierarchies + notes
  2. Generate proper frontmatter/properties from source columns
  3. Create links between framework nodes (crosswalks)
  4. Output data that works with Bases, Dataview, or any query tool

MVP status (achieved)

Section titled “MVP status (achieved)”

The import wizard MVP is complete:

  • Step-by-step wizard with file selection, column mapping, preview, generation
  • CSV parsing with streaming for large files
  • Config save/load/match system
  • Generation engine with _crosswalker metadata

Long-term

Section titled “Long-term”

A comprehensive ontology management system for Obsidian:

  • Multiple framework import and linking
  • Typed link syntax with JSON metadata
  • Link insertion commands with autocomplete
  • Compliance dashboards via Dataview/Bases queries
  • OSCAL export for interoperability
  • Community-shared framework configs

Design principles

Section titled “Design principles”
  1. Plain text first — Everything in markdown, YAML, JSON
  2. Framework agnostic — Easy to add any structured data source
  3. Metadata rich — Links carry structured data about relationships
  4. Query powered — Standard tools (Bases, Dataview) for aggregation
  5. Future proof — No lock-in, works with standard Obsidian
  6. User-morphable — Expose settings generously, smart defaults with full control