project-templates.md

Project Templates

Flow uses a template file to create new project notes during inbox processing. You can customise this template to match your workflow.

Setup

1. Create a template file anywhere in your vault (default: Templates/Project.md)
2. Set the path in Settings → Flow → Project Template File
3. New projects created during inbox processing will use your template

If the template file doesn't exist, Flow uses a built-in default.

Template Variables

Flow replaces these variables when creating a project:

Variable	Replaced with	Example
{{ date }}	Current date (YYYY-MM-DD)	2025-10-05
{{ time }}	Current time (HH:mm)	14:30
{{ priority }}	Project priority (1-5)	2
{{ status }}	Default status from settings	live
{{ sphere }}	Sphere tag(s) for the project	project/work
{{ description }}	Description or original inbox item	Original inbox item: ...

Example Template

---
creation-date: {{ date }}
priority: {{ priority }}
tags:
  - {{ sphere }}
status: {{ status }}
---

# Description

{{ description }}

## Next actions

## Notes + resources

Flow automatically adds next actions to the ## Next actions section, so leave it empty in your template.

Templater Compatibility

If you use the Templater plugin, Flow will automatically process Templater syntax (<% ... %>) after creating the file. You can mix Flow variables with Templater commands in the same template:

---
creation-date: <% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:00") %>
priority: {{ priority }}
tags:
  - {{ sphere }}
status: {{ status }}
---

# Description

{{ description }}

## Next actions

## Notes + resources

Templater processing requires Templater to be installed and enabled. If Templater is not installed, <% %> syntax will remain as-is in the created file.