diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/conceptConversion.ts b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/conceptConversion.ts
index 339311234..0d72c6e62 100644
--- a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/conceptConversion.ts
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/conceptConversion.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type { DiscourseNodeInVault } from "./getDiscourseNodes";
 import type { LocalConceptDataInput } from "@repo/database/inputTypes";
 import type { ObsidianDiscourseNodeData } from "./syncDgNodesToSupabase";
 import type { Json } from "@repo/database/dbTypes";
+import { extractContentFromTitle } from "./extractContentFromTitle";
 
 /**
  * Get extra data (author, timestamps) from file metadata
@@ -157,15 +158,24 @@ export const discourseRelationTripleSchemaToLocalConcept = ({
 /**
  * Convert discourse node instance (file) to LocalConceptDataInput
  */
-export const discourseNodeInstanceToLocalConcept = (
-  context: SupabaseContext,
-  nodeData: ObsidianDiscourseNodeData,
-): LocalConceptDataInput => {
+export const discourseNodeInstanceToLocalConcept = ({
+  context,
+  nodeData,
+  nodeTypesById,
+}: {
+  context: SupabaseContext;
+  nodeData: ObsidianDiscourseNodeData;
+  nodeTypesById: Record<string, DiscourseNode>;
+}): LocalConceptDataInput => {
   const extraData = getNodeExtraData(nodeData.file, context.userId);
   const { nodeInstanceId, nodeTypeId, importedFromRid, ...otherData } =
     nodeData.frontmatter;
   const literal_content: Record<string, Json> = {
     label: nodeData.file.basename,
+    core_title: extractContentFromTitle(
+      nodeTypesById[nodeData.nodeTypeId]?.format ?? "",
+      nodeData.file.basename,
+    ),
     source_data: otherData as unknown as Json,
   };
   if (importedFromRid && typeof importedFromRid === "string")
diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/extractContentFromTitle.ts b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/extractContentFromTitle.ts
index 1d5153d7d..4a4bd0042 100644
--- a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/extractContentFromTitle.ts
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/extractContentFromTitle.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 import { getDiscourseNodeFormatExpression } from "./getDiscourseNodeFormatExpression";
 
-export const extractContentFromTitle = (format: string, title: string): string => {
+export const extractContentFromTitle = (
+  format: string,
+  title: string,
+): string => {
   if (!format) return title;
 
+  const placeholderRegex = /{([a-zA-Z]+)}/g;
+  const placeholders: string[] = [];
+  let placeholderMatch: RegExpExecArray | null;
+  while ((placeholderMatch = placeholderRegex.exec(format))) {
+    placeholders.push(placeholderMatch[1] ?? "");
+  }
   const regex = getDiscourseNodeFormatExpression(format);
-  const match = title.match(regex);
+  const match = regex.exec(title);
+  if (!match) return title;
 
-  return match?.[1]?.trim() || title;
+  const contentIndex = placeholders.findIndex(
+    (name) => name.toLowerCase() === "content",
+  );
+  const capture = contentIndex >= 0 ? match[contentIndex + 1] : match[1];
+  return capture === undefined ? title : capture.trim();
 };
diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/syncDgNodesToSupabase.ts b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/syncDgNodesToSupabase.ts
index e8021f346..72d22410e 100644
--- a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/syncDgNodesToSupabase.ts
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/syncDgNodesToSupabase.ts
@@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ export const syncAllNodesAndRelations = async (
       nodesSince: changedNodeInstances,
       supabaseClient,
       context,
-      accountLocalId,
       plugin,
       allNodes,
       fullSync: true,
@@ -470,7 +469,6 @@ const convertDgToSupabaseConcepts = async ({
   nodesSince,
   supabaseClient,
   context,
-  accountLocalId,
   plugin,
   allNodes,
   fullSync,
@@ -478,7 +476,6 @@ const convertDgToSupabaseConcepts = async ({
   nodesSince: ObsidianDiscourseNodeData[];
   supabaseClient: DGSupabaseClient;
   context: SupabaseContext;
-  accountLocalId: string;
   plugin: DiscourseGraphPlugin;
   allNodes?: DiscourseNodeInVault[];
   fullSync?: boolean;
@@ -594,7 +591,11 @@ const convertDgToSupabaseConcepts = async ({
     .filter((n) => !!n);
 
   const nodeInstanceToLocalConcepts = nodesSince.map((node) => {
-    return discourseNodeInstanceToLocalConcept(context, node);
+    return discourseNodeInstanceToLocalConcept({
+      context,
+      nodeData: node,
+      nodeTypesById,
+    });
   });
 
   const relationInstancesData = await loadRelations(plugin);
@@ -817,7 +818,6 @@ const syncChangedNodesToSupabase = async ({
     nodesSince: nodesNeedingConceptUpsert,
     supabaseClient,
     context,
-    accountLocalId,
     plugin,
   });