obsidian: add a vault starter pack; agents: remove unused skills

.agents/AGENTS.md

@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ guidance) with this file (guidance for editing this repo).
   module), `provision.sh` (standalone-runnable, sources
   `lib/provision-lib.sh`), optional `requires`. A module whose whole
   directory is linked (`tmux`, `kitty`) keeps its config under `config/` so
-  the manifest and provisioning don't land in `$HOME`.
+  the manifest and provisioning don't land in `$HOME`. A hand-run module
+  (`obsidian`) has neither file: it ships a script the owner runs directly,
+  plus a README, and no role lists it.
 - `modules/x11/` - the bspwm + sxhkd + polybar stack plus picom, dunst,
   redshift, Xresources, the systemd user unit, and the X11-only scripts.
   Grouped because sxhkd's hotkeys and polybar's toggle scripts reference

README.md

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ roles/             server, workstation, desktop - one module name per line
 modules/<name>/    install.conf.yaml (dotbot links, sources relative to the module)
                    provision.sh     (pinned + sha256-verified tooling; standalone-runnable)
                    requires         (optional: modules this one cannot work without)
+                   a hand-run module (obsidian) instead ships a script and
+                   README, and no role lists it
 hosts/             per-machine values (see below)
 apps/              applications that live here but are not dotfiles
 lib/               provision-lib.sh (pins, sha256, apt), roles.sh, common.sh,
@@ -70,6 +72,10 @@ Modules:
   `desktop-session-log`. These stay together because sxhkd's hotkeys and
   polybar's toggle scripts reference bspwm's installed paths directly.
 - `wacom` - one tablet's `xsetwacom` mapping; per-host.
+- `obsidian` - a starter pack for new Obsidian vaults (settings, vimrc,
+  folder layout, `AGENTS.md`, `Home.md`). A hand-run module: no role lists
+  it; run `modules/obsidian/seed-vault <vault-path>`. Seeded vaults own
+  their copy afterwards. See [the module README](modules/obsidian/README.md).
 
 Applications:
 

modules/agents/README.md

@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ dotbot/bin/dotbot -d "$PWD/modules/agents" -c modules/agents/install.conf.yaml -
 ## Project convention
 
 Keep shared authored context under `<project>/.agents/`. A project's root
-`AGENTS.md` and `CLAUDE.md` point to `.agents/AGENTS.md`. A distinct Claude
+`AGENTS.md` and `CLAUDE.md` point to `.agents/AGENTS.md`. Claude Code reads
+`AGENTS.md` when a directory has no `CLAUDE.md`, so a project with only a
+root `AGENTS.md` (such as a vault from `modules/obsidian`) needs no
+`CLAUDE.md`; its Claude skills still go in `.claude/skills/`. A distinct Claude
 instruction document can live at `.agents/CLAUDE.md` with its existing entry
 point retained. Nested instruction scopes use the same layout in that scope.
 Project skill sources live at `.agents/skills/<name>`; Claude gets individual
@@ -68,14 +71,3 @@ This installer has no required dependency on those files or on a notes vault.
 `vault` replaces the former local `homebase` user skill. Its general vault
 workflow lives here; application-specific Homebase procedures belong to that
 application's project skills. The old global `homebase` links are retired.
-
-`generate-notes`, `improve-notes`, `optimize`, and `tiling-tree` were migrated
-from `krishna-bala/claude-bala-plugins` at commit
-`ddc2c451db7542104b288db680c760c7a08a14ce`. The first three lived under
-`pkm/skills/`; `tiling-tree` lived under `skills/`. Their initial contents are
-preserved, including Claude-specific optional frontmatter and existing workflow
-references. The source repository retains their earlier Git history. The owner
-kept these four available while considering pruning or redesign.
-
-The PKM workflows still assume a separate notes vault at `~/notes`; installing
-them does not create that vault or its optional Anki integrations.

modules/agents/install.conf.yaml

@@ -16,11 +16,3 @@
     # Link individual skills so other installed skills remain independent.
     ~/.agents/skills/vault: skills/vault
     ~/.claude/skills/vault: skills/vault
-    ~/.agents/skills/generate-notes: skills/generate-notes
-    ~/.claude/skills/generate-notes: skills/generate-notes
-    ~/.agents/skills/improve-notes: skills/improve-notes
-    ~/.claude/skills/improve-notes: skills/improve-notes
-    ~/.agents/skills/optimize: skills/optimize
-    ~/.claude/skills/optimize: skills/optimize
-    ~/.agents/skills/tiling-tree: skills/tiling-tree
-    ~/.claude/skills/tiling-tree: skills/tiling-tree