Epub Hypercard Obsidian

EPUB HyperCard Obsidian

Create an Obsidian folder from an EPUB card book. Each EPUB正文 card becomes one Markdown file. The output uses the four-table HyperCard format:

1. Luhmann/code + card title
2. Card content
3. Index-card hyperlinks
4. Previous/home/next navigation

Use this skill for EPUBs generated from project notes, Luhmann/Zettelkasten chunks, chapter cards, keyword index cards, or book-check editions that need to become clickable Obsidian Markdown.

Quick Start

Run the generator:

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python3 scripts/epub_to_hypercard_obsidian.py INPUT.epub --out OUTPUT_DIR --zip

Recommended portable mode:

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python3 scripts/epub_to_hypercard_obsidian.py INPUT.epub --out 3.4-centaur-hypercard-obsidian-portable --zip --portable

The script writes:

• index.md: stack home and chapter directory
• card-*.md: one正文 card per EPUB article/chapter
• keyword-index.md: keyword directory
• key-*.md: one keyword index card per keyword
• OUTPUT_DIR.zip: shareable zip, when --zip is set

Workflow

1. Inspect the EPUB before converting.

   • Confirm it has META-INF/container.xml, OEBPS/content.opf, XHTML text files, and a spine.
   • Treat Text/toc.xhtml or the first non-article spine item as the directory card.
   • Treat Text/index.xhtml or the XHTML with .index-card sections as the keyword index card.
   • Treat XHTML files with <article> as正文 HyperCards.

2. Generate Markdown card files.

   • Use p.code text for the card code, such as 3.4.1｜113字.
   • Use h1 as the visible card title.
   • Put body paragraphs into table 2 as one cell, separated with <br><br>.
   • Link keyword occurrences to key-*.md.
   • Keep Markdown table links as [label](file.md) to avoid Obsidian heading-anchor drift.

3. Generate keyword cards.

   • Parse index.xhtml sections into K001, keyword, weight, and target cards.
   • Make one key-*.md per keyword.
   • Add previous/home/next navigation across keyword cards.

4. Verify all links.

   • Every [label](target.md) must resolve to a file in the output folder.
   • Do not rely on [[#heading]] same-file anchors for this workflow.
   • Prefer --portable for sharing with AI tools, GitHub, macOS Finder, Windows, or zip upload workflows.

5. Deliver the folder and zip.

   • Give the user the output folder path and zip path.
   • Report card count, keyword count, and link verification result.

Filename Modes

Four-Table Card Contract

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| 魯曼編號 | 卡片標題 |
|---|---|
| `{{code}}` | **{{title}}** |

| 內容 |
|---|
| {{content_with_links}} |

| 索引 |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{keyword_link_1}} | {{keyword_link_2}} | {{keyword_link_3}} | {{keyword_link_4}} |

| ← 上一張 | Card {{n}} / {{total}} | 下一張 → |
|---|---|---|
| {{previous_card}} | [Home](index.md) | {{next_card}} |

Link Rules

• Use relative Markdown file links: [TARS](key-k001.md).
• Do not use Obsidian alias wikilinks inside tables, because [[target|alias]] contains | and can break table columns.
• Do not use same-file heading anchors for card navigation when the user wants a folder or zip.
• Escape Markdown table pipes in extracted text as \|.

Validation Output

Before finishing, run or report the script validation:

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cards: ...
keywords: ...
missing_links: 0
zip: ...

If missing_links is not zero, fix the generated links or parser before delivery.