| name | obsidian-vault-location |
| description | Use when David asks where Obsidian is installed, where his notes/vault/journal/writing live, or wants to read/find/edit a note from his Obsidian vault. Triggers on "Obsidian", "my notes", "my vault", "my journal", "private writing", "where do I write". |
Obsidian Vault Location
Install
- App:
/Applications/Obsidian.app
- Config:
~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian.json (lists active vault paths)
Main vault (where the notes live)
~/Documents/notes/private_writing
Personal journal + writing. .md files only (ignore .obsidian/ config dir).
Structure
- Monthly folders:
01-2026/, 02-2026/, 03-2026/, 04-2026/, 05-2026/ — dated journal entries / reflections.
timeless/ — permanent notes not tied to a date:
original thoughts.md
Grand Things I Could Do.md
PLANE TOPICS.md
reasons for God's existence.md
private/ — sensitive/business notes.
prompts/ — e.g. Writing Analysis Framework.md.
keyboard_shortcuts/ — Obsidian shortcut notes.
Usage
- To find a note:
find "$HOME/Documents/notes/private_writing" -iname "*<keyword>*" -not -path "*/.obsidian/*"
- Note titles contain spaces — quote paths.