Writing content
Vault CMS uses Obsidian as the editor: new notes, formatting, tags, and focus modes are available from the keyboard and toolbar. See Vault hotkeys for the full list.
Create a new note
Section titled “Create a new note”Ctrl/Cmd + N creates a file using your default content type; Astro Composer can insert frontmatter automatically.
Home base
Section titled “Home base”The Home view is a grid of your content: drafts, metadata, and bulk actions.
Ctrl/Cmd + M— open Home- Or click the Home icon in the tab bar
Edit vs reading mode
Section titled “Edit vs reading mode”- Editing — write with the live toolbar.
- Reading — preview rendered Markdown.
Toggle with the book icon or Ctrl/Cmd + E.
Editing toolbar
Section titled “Editing toolbar”In edit mode, the Editing Toolbar offers bold, italic, headings, lists, links, code, and callouts. Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + C inserts a callout. Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + E toggles the toolbar.
Tags live in the properties panel. Use Tag Wrangler to rename or merge tags across the vault. In frontmatter: tags: [astro, tutorial].
Markdown links
Section titled “Markdown links”Vault CMS prefers standard Markdown links for Astro. For [[wikilinks]], run Astro Composer: Convert Wikilinks to Astro from the command palette.
Rename a note
Section titled “Rename a note”Ctrl/Cmd + R runs Astro Composer’s rename flow so links can update with the file.
Focus writing
Section titled “Focus writing”Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Z toggles Zen Mode to hide chrome and focus on the document.