Generation engine

The generation engine converts parsed and configured data into Obsidian vault structure.

Folder creation

Hierarchy columns define the folder tree. For a file with columns mapped as:

• Level 1: Control Family
• Level 2: Control ID

The engine creates:

Ontologies/
├── Access Control (AC)/
│   ├── AC-1.md
│   ├── AC-2.md
│   └── ...
├── Audit (AU)/
│   └── ...

Note generation

Each leaf in the hierarchy becomes a markdown note with:

YAML frontmatter

All frontmatter-mapped columns become properties:

---
control_id: AC-2
control_name: Account Management
family: Access Control
_crosswalker:
  source: nist-800-53.csv
  imported: 2026-04-02T12:00:00Z
  config: my-nist-config
---

Body content

Body-mapped columns are inserted as markdown text below the frontmatter.

Links

Link-mapped columns generate WikiLinks. Multiple values (comma-separated) create multiple links.

Key naming

Frontmatter keys are transformed based on your naming style setting:

Style	Input	Output
As-is	Control Name	Control Name
Lowercase	Control Name	control name
Snake case	Control Name	control_name
Camel case	Control Name	controlName
Kebab case	Control Name	control-name

Metadata tracking

Every generated note includes _crosswalker metadata so you can:

• Identify which import created the note
• Re-import without duplicating
• Track import history