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obsidian

by steipeteProductivity & Automation

Obsidian vault: search/read/write notes, backlinks, Bases, Canvas.

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts --skill obsidian
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads obsidian automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

Obsidian

Use this for local Obsidian vault work. An Obsidian vault is a normal folder of Markdown files plus .obsidian/ config.

Sources

  • App config: ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian.json
  • Default vault name: obsidian
  • Usual local vault path: ~/obsidian
  • Official CLI: obsidian
  • Vault commands resolve the vault from cwd; run them from ~/obsidian.

First Checks

command -v obsidian
obsidian version
obsidian vaults
cd ~/obsidian
obsidian commands filter=search:

Global commands like version and vaults work outside a vault. Vault-content commands may print Vault not found. outside ~/obsidian. Use obsidian commands, not obsidian help, for CLI discovery.

If obsidian says CLI is disabled:

  1. Prefer asking the user to enable Settings -> General -> Advanced -> Command line interface.
  2. If you already confirmed the app config shape, ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian.json uses "cli": true.
  3. Restart Obsidian after changing app-level CLI config.

Read Workflow

Prefer official CLI for Obsidian-aware lookups:

cd ~/obsidian
obsidian search query="OpenClaw" format=json
obsidian search:context query="OpenClaw" limit=20 format=json
obsidian read path="Folder/Note.md"
obsidian file path="Folder/Note.md"
obsidian outline path="Folder/Note.md" format=json
obsidian backlinks path="Folder/Note.md" format=json
obsidian links path="Folder/Note.md"
obsidian properties path="Folder/Note.md" format=json

Use direct filesystem reads when you already know the path and need exact bytes:

sed -n '1,220p' "$HOME/obsidian/Folder/Note.md"
rg -n "term" "$HOME/obsidian"

Report which source you used when freshness or vault choice matters.

Write Workflow

Choose the narrowest write path:

  • New note: obsidian create path="Folder/Note.md" content="...".
  • Append/prepend daily notes: obsidian daily:append content="...".
  • Simple note edits: use apply_patch on the Markdown file.
  • Rename/move notes: prefer obsidian move path="Old.md" to="Folder/New.md" so links can update.
  • Opening UI after a write: add open only when useful or requested.

Common commands:

cd ~/obsidian
obsidian create path="Notes/New.md" content="# New\n\nBody"
obsidian append path="Notes/New.md" content="More text"
obsidian move path="Notes/New.md" to="Archive/New.md"
obsidian daily:path
obsidian daily:read
obsidian daily:append content="- Follow-up item"

For multi-line content, prefer editing the .md file with apply_patch once the path is known. Avoid fragile shell quoting for long prose.

Bases, Canvas, Plugins

Use CLI discovery first:

cd ~/obsidian
obsidian bases
obsidian base:views path="Projects.base"
obsidian base:query path="Projects.base" view="Active" format=json
obsidian plugins format=json
obsidian plugins:enabled format=json
obsidian commands filter=workspace:

For .canvas, .base, and .json files, read/edit as structured data when possible. Keep formatting stable and validate JSON after edits.

Safety

  • Do not bulk rewrite the vault. Use targeted paths and review diffs.
  • Do not edit .obsidian/ unless the user asks or the task is explicitly settings/plugin work.
  • Do not delete notes unless explicitly asked; prefer trash over permanent delete.
  • Do not create hidden dot-folder notes through the Obsidian URI/CLI path.
  • Preserve frontmatter and wikilinks unless the task is to refactor them.
  • If multiple vaults exist, do not guess; use obsidian vaults and obsidian.json.

FAQ

What does the obsidian skill do?

Obsidian vault: search/read/write notes, backlinks, Bases, Canvas.

How do I install obsidian?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts --skill obsidian in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/obsidian/ (personal) or .claude/skills/obsidian/ (project).

Which AI agents can use obsidian?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is obsidian safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains obsidian?

It is published by steipete in steipete/agent-scripts. It has 98 recorded installs.

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