Note Tagging & SEO Automation

Automatically tag your Obsidian notes and add SEO metadata using a local LLM.

The script requires 4 frontmatter fields named as such:

tags
seo-title
seo-description
seo-keywords

Setup

Install dependencies:
```
pip install pyyaml requests
```
Make sure LM Studio is running on with the preferred model loaded
Place these files in a directory:
- tag-notes.py (the main script)
- tag-taxonomy.yaml (your tag taxonomy)
Adjust Variables in 'tag-notes.py'
- Edit the 'NOTES_FOLDER' variable to change the folder it searches
- Edit the 'MODEL_NAME' variable to change the LLM model
- Edit the 'LM_STUDIO_URL' variable to change URL of the LLM API
Adjust preset tags
- Edit the tag-taxonomy.yaml file to change what tags you want it to use.

Usage

Simply run the script:

./tag-notes.py

It will automatically process all markdown files in the 'NOTES_FOLDER'.

What it does

The script will:

✓ Add tags (1-5) using your taxonomy + 1-2 new suggestions
✓ Add SEO title (clean, non-clickbaity)
✓ Add SEO description (150-160 chars, factual)
✓ Add SEO keywords (generous, 10-15 keywords)
✓ Only updates empty fields - preserves existing values
✓ Updates files directly (no confirmation needed)
✓ Only touches: tags, seo-title, seo-description, seo-keywords
✓ Preserves everything else in your frontmatter

Managing the taxonomy

Edit tag-taxonomy.yaml to add new tags that the LLM suggests and you like.

The LLM will:

Prefer existing taxonomy tags
Suggest 1-2 new tags if the content warrants it
Be conservative with new tag suggestions

Example output

Processing: /path/to/note.md
  + Added tags: self-hosting, linux, docker
    (New suggestions: containers)
  + Added SEO title: Setting Up a Self-Hosted Development Environment
  + Added SEO description
  + Added 12 SEO keywords
  ✓ Updated successfully

Troubleshooting

LLM connection errors:

Check that LM Studio is running: curl http://localhost:1234/v1/models
Verify the model is loaded in LM Studio

No frontmatter found:

The note needs YAML frontmatter between --- delimiters

Fields already populated:

Script skips notes where all four fields are already filled
To re-process a note, clear the specific fields you want regenerated