Markdown Nine Grid Clipboard

Purpose

Create a copyable Markdown 3x3 nine-grid table for apps that render Markdown tables.

Markdown 九宮 is:

• A real Markdown table.
• Nine cells only.
• A compact center plus eight surrounding fields.
• Good for Obsidian, AIDA, GitHub, ChatGPT, Hermes notes, and app handoff.

It is not:

• iMandalArt phone text art.
• A PE2 fixed-width card.
• A visual 81-cell Mandala chart.

Nine-Grid Family

Keep these formats connected but distinct:

Format	Role	Use
Markdown 九宮	structured Markdown table	Obsidian/AIDA/table apps
iMandalArt	square phone-readable card	Hermes/Discord visual card
81 宮	9x9 expansion	full Mandala expansion

Markdown 九宮 can take an existing iMandalArt with eight fields and turn it into a table. It can also become the first-layer input for iMandalArt or 81 宮 expansion.

Cell Rules

1. Create exactly nine cells.
2. The center cell must contain ◎.
3. Use the center as an integrated summary, not a copied title.
4. Preserve this spatial order:
   • top-left, top-center, top-right
   • middle-left, center, middle-right
   • bottom-left, bottom-center, bottom-right
5. If a cell is six Chinese characters or fewer, keep it on one line.
6. If a cell is longer than six Chinese characters, split it into two lines with <br>.
7. When the source already has title and content, format the cell as title<br>content.
8. Do not create extra Markdown rows for title/content. The table still has exactly three visual rows and nine cells.

Example:

| 權威訊號<br>原詞命名者 | 時代轉折<br>語言正換代 | 代理工程<br>新主戰場起 |
|---|---|---|
| 創業痛點<br>更快做產品 | ◎交付新核心 | 示範能力<br>測修再部署 |
| 一人公司<br>能力被放大 | 工具名稱冷<br>流程才主角 | 交付風險<br>驗收更重要 |

Workflow

1. Read the user's source text or table-like card.
2. Detect whether the source is already a 3x3 iMandalArt, an eight-domain outline, or raw prose.
3. Extract eight surrounding fields and one center summary.
4. Add ◎ to the center if the source center lacks it.
5. Compress each cell:
   • <= 6 Chinese characters: one line.
   • > 6 Chinese characters: title/content or two-line split.
6. Render as a Markdown table.
7. Use scripts/copy_grid.py to validate, format, copy, and optionally save/append the table.
8. If the user asks to send to Obsidian, AIDA, or another Markdown-rendering app:
   • Prefer an available MCP connector for that app.
   • Otherwise use a CLI or file path the user has already provided.
   • If no app route is available, copy to clipboard and show the table.

Script

Run from the skill directory:

python3 scripts/copy_grid.py --cells cells.json

Useful options:

python3 scripts/copy_grid.py --cells cells.json --out grid.md --no-copy
python3 scripts/copy_grid.py --cells cells.json --append-to ObsidianNote.md --target obsidian
python3 scripts/copy_grid.py --cells cells.json --target aida

cells.json accepts either strings or title/content objects:

{
  "top_left": {"title": "權威訊號", "content": "原詞命名者"},
  "top_center": "時代轉折換代",
  "top_right": "代理工程主場",
  "middle_left": "創業痛點加速",
  "center": "交付成新核心",
  "middle_right": {"title": "示範能力", "content": "測修再部署"},
  "bottom_left": "一人公司放大",
  "bottom_center": "工具名稱冷流程主角",
  "bottom_right": "交付風險驗收更要"
}

The script:

• Requires all nine cells.
• Adds ◎ to the center when missing.
• Splits long string cells into Markdown <br> lines.
• Prints the Markdown table.
• Copies to macOS clipboard unless --no-copy is set.
• Writes or appends to Markdown files when --out or --append-to is provided.