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Capture: Insert a Related Notes Base into an MOC Note

Use this pattern when you want QuickAdd to insert a live "related notes" Base view into a map-of-content (MOC) note.

Why this pattern​

Capture does not write directly to .base files, but it can still pull content from a .base template and insert that content into the active markdown note. This is useful for MOCs where you want a note-local index of backlinks.

Setup​

  1. Create a .base template file, for example Templates/MOC Related Notes.base:
filters:
  and:
    - 'file.ext == "md"'
    - "file.hasLink(this.file)"
    - "file.path != this.file.path"
views:
  - type: table
    name: Related notes
  1. Create a Capture choice.
  2. Enable Capture to active file.
  3. Set Active file write position to Top.
  4. In Capture format, reference your .base template with an explicit file extension:

Example:

## Related Notes

```base
{{TEMPLATE:Templates/MOC Related Notes.base}}
```

Context: {{VALUE}}
  1. Run the Capture choice while your MOC note is active (for example MOCs/Alpha Project.md).

QuickAdd resolves the .base template and inserts it into the active note. Because the base view is embedded in that note, this.file points at the MOC, so the table shows notes that link to that specific MOC.

MOC related notes capture demo