| name | obsidian-cli |
| description | Use the Obsidian CLI to read, create, search, and manage vault content, or to develop and debug Obsidian plugins and themes from the command line. |
| type | skill |
| created | 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z |
| domain | communication-content |
| category | documentation |
| risk | unknown |
| source | https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills |
| tags | ["skill","communication-content","documentation","obsidian","cli"] |
Obsidian CLI
Use the obsidian CLI to interact with a running Obsidian instance. Requires Obsidian to be open.
When to Use
- Use when managing vault content through the Obsidian CLI.
- Use when developing or debugging Obsidian plugins and themes from the command line.
- Use when the user wants shell-driven interaction with a running Obsidian app.
Command reference
Run obsidian help to see all available commands. This is always up to date. Full docs: https://help.obsidian.md/cli
Syntax
Parameters take a value with =. Quote values with spaces:
obsidian create name="My Note" content="Hello world"
Flags are boolean switches with no value:
obsidian create name="My Note" silent overwrite
For multiline content use \n for newline and \t for tab.
File targeting
Many commands accept file or path to target a file. Without either, the active file is used.
file=<name> — resolves like a wikilink (name only, no path or extension needed)path=<path> — exact path from vault root, e.g. folder/note.md
Vault targeting
Commands target the most recently focused vault by default. Use vault=<name> as the first parameter to target a specific vault:
obsidian vault="My Vault" search query="test"
Common patterns
obsidian read file="My Note"
obsidian create name="New Note" content="# Hello" template="Template" silent
obsidian append file="My Note" content="New line"
obsidian search query="search term" limit=10
obsidian daily:
obsidian daily:append content=
obsidian property: name= value= file=
obsidian tasks daily todo
obsidian tags =count counts
obsidian backlinks file=
