Moss frontmatter
Skills for working with https://www.mossnotes.app/
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YAML frontmatter rules for Moss note metadata. Use when adding or editing the optional metadata block at the top of a note.
SKILL.md
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Frontmatter
Frontmatter is an optional YAML block at the top of the note:
---
status: active
tags:
- project
people:
- jane
---
# Note Title
- Put structured metadata in frontmatter, not in the body.
- Use a top-level YAML mapping. Prefer simple values and string lists; nested objects are read-only in Moss.
- Use
type,people,description,tags, andstatusonly when they help retrieval. For workspace notes, let Moss managecreated_date. - The note title comes from the leading
# H1, not a frontmattertitle:key. - Omit the block when no metadata is needed.
- Do not duplicate frontmatter values as prose headings or bold labels.
Editing Frontmatter
Keep YAML valid. Moss preserves malformed frontmatter but cannot edit it. When editing files, edit metadata inside the frontmatter block; in the app, use the Properties tab.