obsidian-skill

Q: How to install obsidian-skill?

Create the skills directory: mkdir -p .claude/skills. Then run: mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/obsidian-skill.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wizzy15/obsidian-skill/main/SKILL.md. Finally, /obsidian-skill in Claude Code.

Q: What is obsidian-skill best for?

obsidian-skill is categorized under Development.

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📝 Manage and organize Obsidian vaults with CLI tools for notes, tasks, tags, templates, and knowledge graph analysis.

First seen 5/25/2026

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Overview

Obsidian CLI

Controls the running Obsidian app via IPC. First invocation launches Obsidian if not running.

Prerequisites

Install Obsidian 1.12+
Enable CLI: Settings → General → Command line interface → follow registration prompt
Restart terminal (registration adds obsidian to PATH automatically)

Platform-specific PATH details:

•macOS: appends /Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS to ~/.zprofile
•Linux: symlink at /usr/local/bin/obsidian (fallback ~/.local/bin/obsidian)
•Windows: requires Obsidian.com redirector from Discord #insider-desktop-release

Syntax

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obsidian <command> [vault=<name>] [file=<name>] [path=<path>] [flags] [--copy]

Pattern	Behavior
`vault=<name>`	Target vault by name; defaults to cwd vault or active vault
`file=<name>`	Wikilink-style resolution (no path/extension needed)
`path=<path>`	Exact vault-relative path, e.g. `path="Folder/Note.md"`
`total`	Return count instead of list
`format=json\	text\	csv\	tsv\	md`	Output format (varies per command)
`--copy`	Copy any command's output to clipboard
`\n` / `\t`	Newline / tab in content strings
No file/path	Defaults to active file in Obsidian
Bare `obsidian`	Opens interactive TUI with autocomplete + `Ctrl+R` history

Quick start

These five operations cover most agent tasks. For complete command reference, see the domain-specific guides below.

Read a note

bash

obsidian read file="Meeting Notes"
obsidian read path="Projects/Roadmap.md"
obsidian read                              # active file

Create a note

bash

obsidian create name="New Note" content="# Title\n\nBody"
obsidian create name="From Template" template="Meeting Notes" silent

Append / prepend

bash

obsidian append file="Journal" content="- New entry"
obsidian prepend file="Ideas" content="## Latest idea"
obsidian daily:append content="- 2pm: Call with team" silent

Search

bash

obsidian search query="project deadline"
obsidian search query="API" limit=10 format=json
obsidian search query="fix" matches         # include context

Tasks

bash

obsidian tasks all todo                     # vault-wide incomplete
obsidian tasks daily                        # today's daily note
obsidian task file="Todo" line=8 toggle     # toggle completion

Reference guides

Load these on demand based on the task:

Task	Reference
Read, create, edit, move, delete notes; outline; word count; unique notes	references/note-operations.md
Search, tags, properties, backlinks, orphans, unresolved links, aliases	references/search-metadata.md
Daily notes, tasks, templates	references/daily-tasks-templates.md
Vault info, files/folders, bookmarks, plugins, workspaces, themes, sync, publish, bases, dev tools	references/vault-management.md

Install & Usage

Create the skills directory

mkdir -p .claude/skills

Download the skill file

mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/obsidian-skill.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wizzy15/obsidian-skill/main/SKILL.md

Invoke in Claude Code

/obsidian-skill

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is obsidian-skill?

📝 Manage and organize Obsidian vaults with CLI tools for notes, tasks, tags, templates, and knowledge graph analysis.

How to install obsidian-skill?

To install obsidian-skill: create the skills directory (mkdir -p .claude/skills), then run: mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/obsidian-skill.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wizzy15/obsidian-skill/main/SKILL.md. Finally, /obsidian-skill in Claude Code.

What is obsidian-skill best for?

obsidian-skill is a skill categorized under Development. Created by wizzy15.