Promote to Frontmatter

Extract "Key: Value" and "Key: [[wikilink]]" patterns from note prose and promote them to YAML frontmatter.

When to Use

Invoke when you want to:

• Convert inline metadata patterns to structured frontmatter
• Add YAML frontmatter based on existing prose patterns
• Structure unstructured notes for better querying
• Migrate from prose-based to schema-based organization

Arguments

Process

1. Parse User Input

Recognize promotion requests:

• "promote the prose patterns to frontmatter in this note"
• "extract frontmatter from meeting-notes/standup.md"
• "move the metadata to yaml"

2. Call MCP Tools

# Step 1: Detect all prose patterns
mcp__flywheel__detect_prose_patterns(path)

# Step 2: Get frontmatter suggestions
mcp__flywheel__suggest_frontmatter_from_prose(path)

3. Format Results

Frontmatter Promotion: meeting-notes/2024-01-15.md
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Detected Patterns (4):
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  Line 8:  Client: [[Acme Corp]]    (wikilink)
  Line 10: Date: 2024-01-15         (plain text)
  Line 12: Attendees: [[Ben Carter]] (wikilink)
  Line 12: Attendees: [[Sarah J]]   (wikilink)

Suggested Frontmatter:
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---
client: [[Acme Corp]]         # High confidence (wikilink pattern)
date: 2024-01-15              # Medium confidence
attendees:                    # Array from multiple values
  - [[Ben Carter]]
  - [[Sarah J]]
---

Actions:
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1. Add the suggested frontmatter to the file
2. Optionally remove the original prose patterns
3. Review for accuracy before committing

Would you like me to apply these changes?

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4. Apply Changes (with confirmation)

If user confirms:

1. Read current file content
2. Add/merge suggested frontmatter at top
3. Optionally remove or comment out the original prose patterns
4. Write updated file

Pattern Detection

Patterns detected:

• Key: [[wikilink]] - Preserved as wikilinks in frontmatter
• Key: Value - Converted to plain frontmatter field
• Key: "quoted value" - Quotes stripped, value used as-is
• Multiple values for same key -> Array in frontmatter

Use Cases

• Meeting notes: Extract client, date, attendees from prose
• Project docs: Convert inline metadata to queryable fields
• Daily notes: Structure recurring patterns (mood, weather, etc.)
• Research notes: Extract source, author, topic fields

Integration

Part of the Bidirectional Bridge:

• normalize-note: Full analysis including this + wikilink suggestions
• wikilinkify-frontmatter: Convert plain values to wikilinks

Version: 1.0.0