obsidian

name	obsidian
description	Read, write, and search local Obsidian vault markdown files via the filesystem.
always	false
metadata	{"clawlite":{"emoji":"💎","requires":{"bins":["find","grep"]}}}

Obsidian

Use this skill when the user wants to interact with their local Obsidian vault (markdown files).

Vault location

Check OBSIDIAN_VAULT env var or ask the user. Default paths:

• macOS: ~/Documents/Obsidian or ~/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~md~obsidian/Documents/
• Linux: ~/obsidian or ~/Documents/obsidian

Operations

Search notes

grep -r "query" "$OBSIDIAN_VAULT" --include="*.md" -l
grep -r "query" "$OBSIDIAN_VAULT" --include="*.md" -n

Read a note

cat "$OBSIDIAN_VAULT/path/to/note.md"

List all notes

find "$OBSIDIAN_VAULT" -name "*.md" | sort

Create or append a note

# Create new
cat > "$OBSIDIAN_VAULT/folder/new-note.md" <<EOF
---
created: $(date -I)
tags: [tag1, tag2]
---

# Title

Content here.
EOF

# Append
echo "\n## New Section\n\ncontent" >> "$OBSIDIAN_VAULT/existing-note.md"

Search by frontmatter tag

grep -r "tags:.*mytag" "$OBSIDIAN_VAULT" --include="*.md" -l

Safety notes

• Always resolve $OBSIDIAN_VAULT before operating.
• Do not delete notes without explicit user confirmation.
• Preserve existing frontmatter when updating files.