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Folder Scanning

Each calendar watches a folder for event notes.

Setup​

  • Set Directory in General Settings (e.g., Calendar/)
  • Subfolders are included automatically

How notes become events​

  • Notes with a valid Start property (per your Properties Settings) appear on the calendar
  • Optional End/AllDay/Title are read if present

Example​

---
Start Date: 2025-12-18T08:45:00.000Z
End Date: 2025-12-18T11:30:00.000Z
All Day: false
---

Date Property Normalization​

Enable "Normalize date property for sorting" in Properties Settings to make external tools (Dataview, Bases, etc.) sort all events chronologically.

The Problem: External tools can only sort by one field. Prisma uses separate properties for timed events and all-day events, making chronological sorting impossible.

The Solution: Automatically copy the start or end time into a single Date property for timed events.

Options​

  • None: Default behavior, no changes
  • Copy start datetime: Sort events by when they start
  • Copy end datetime: Sort events by when they end

Edge cases​

  • Files outside the Directory are ignored
  • Malformed frontmatter is skipped gracefully