Dataview
Turns vault notes into a queryable database — the engine behind braynee's project and task dashboards.
Dataview lets a note query other notes like a database. A page can ask "every open task across all projects" or "sessions touched this week" and render the answer live, instead of you maintaining a list by hand.
Why braynee uses it
braynee scaffolds dashboards that have to read the vault, not just display static text — the project overview, the task board, the daily rollups. Those are Dataview queries. It's also half of the vault-side view of beads: Dataview renders the synced task data that the Tasks plugin formats.
How it's set up
/braynee:setup installs it into .obsidian/plugins/ with the query and
date-format defaults braynee's scaffolded views expect. You don't configure
anything.
Connects with
- Tools: queries the Obsidian vault · renders the beads task view with Tasks
- Concepts: powers the dashboards in The Workflow
- Reference: the task and project skills whose output it surfaces