obsidian-vault-location

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.