Karpathy Wiki
SherwinQ/karpathy-wiki
A skill your agent uses when building or maintaining a personal knowledge base with LLM assistance.
Detects and uses the official Obsidian command-line interface for read-only vault access, falling back to direct file reads, while all mutations stay on a separate transaction core.
Install Obsidian CLI Read Transport
$ npx skills add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian --skill wiki-cli -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian wiki-cli --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wiki-cli .claude/skills/wiki-cli && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "wiki-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-cli into .claude/skills/wiki-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wiki-cli", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-cliType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian --skill wiki-cli -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian wiki-cli --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wiki-cli .agents/skills/wiki-cli && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "wiki-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-cli into .agents/skills/wiki-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wiki-cli", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian --skill wiki-cli -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian wiki-cli --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wiki-cli .cursor/skills/wiki-cli && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "wiki-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-cli into .cursor/skills/wiki-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wiki-cli", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian.git --path skills/wiki-cli--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian --skill wiki-cli -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian wiki-cli --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wiki-cli .gemini/skills/wiki-cli && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "wiki-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-cli into .gemini/skills/wiki-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wiki-cli", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian wiki-cliInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian --skill wiki-cli -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wiki-cli .github/skills/wiki-cli && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "wiki-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-cli into .github/skills/wiki-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wiki-cli", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian --skill wiki-cli -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian wiki-cli --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wiki-cli .opencode/skills/wiki-cli && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "wiki-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-cli into .opencode/skills/wiki-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wiki-cli", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
wiki-cli- GitHub stars
- 15k
- Token cost
- ~762 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 327 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 15
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Detects and uses the official Obsidian command-line interface for read-only vault access, falling back to direct file reads, while all mutations stay on a separate transaction core.
- Reading or searching an Obsidian vault without risking a write
- SKILL.md covers Detect safely, Read and search, Mutation boundary and Checkpoint
- Calls bash
- Checking whether the Obsidian CLI is actually usable before relying on it
What it does
The skill resolves its own installed product root rather than the vault or current working directory, so every reference it links stays anchored correctly regardless of which vault is open. Detection runs a peek probe against the selected vault and trusts only the available.cli.usable field, not mere presence or a plain exit status, because a supported CLI can still be unusable if the Obsidian app is not running or command-line access is disabled; filesystem reads are the portable fallback whenever that is the case.
Reads run the official CLI's own commands from inside the selected vault so Obsidian resolves the right workspace, covering note reads, searches, and, once the detector reports the CLI ready, backlinks, tags or Bases results. Absolute note paths, traversal and symlinks resolving outside the selected vault are rejected outright, and when the CLI is not ready the skill reads files under the vault directly and searches with rg instead.
Mutations are explicitly out of scope here: create, write, append, move, rename and delete commands are never run through this CLI and never replaced with direct filesystem writes, because any real knowledge or configuration change must go through one reviewed transaction in a separate, portable core instead. A refreshed transport snapshot is only persisted to .vault-meta/transport.json when the user or a setup workflow specifically asks for one.
When your agent uses it
- Reading or searching an Obsidian vault without risking a write
- Checking whether the Obsidian CLI is actually usable before relying on it
- Looking up backlinks or tags for a note through the official CLI
Example prompts
- “Search my vault for notes mentioning quarterly planning.”
- “Read the note at Projects/Roadmap.md.”
- “Check whether the Obsidian CLI is ready before we look up backlinks.”
Requirements
- The official Obsidian CLI, for the fast path
- Filesystem access to the vault, as a fallback
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 32ac5a0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
bash
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Obsidian CLI Read Transport loads about 762 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 327 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian at commit 32ac5a0, republished under its MIT licence (© AgriciDaniel). 327 words, ~762 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/wiki-cli/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- wiki-cli
- description
- Detect and use the official Obsidian command-line interface for read-only vault access; use for wiki-cli, Obsidian CLI, Obsidian read, Obsidian search, vault transport, which transport, transport detection, backlinks, tags, or Obsidian command line. Mutations always go through the claude-obsidian transaction core.
Obsidian CLI read transport
Use this skill only to detect transport and read or search a selected vault.
The official executable is obsidian; binary presence alone does not prove it
is usable.
Resolve the installed product root from this skill's own location, not from the vault or current working directory:
PRODUCT_ROOT=/absolute/path/to/installed/claude-obsidian
DETECT_TRANSPORT="$PRODUCT_ROOT/scripts/detect-transport.sh"
test -f "$DETECT_TRANSPORT"Every ../wiki/references/ link in this file resolves the same way, relative
to this skill's own directory under $PRODUCT_ROOT, never relative to the
selected vault's wiki/ directory.
Detect safely
Probe without persisting host state:
bash "$DETECT_TRANSPORT" --peek --vault "$VAULT"Trust available.cli.usable, not merely present or exit status. A supported
CLI can still be unavailable because the Obsidian app is not running, command
line access is disabled, or its response is an error. Use filesystem reads as
the portable fallback.
Persist a refreshed .vault-meta/transport.json only when the user or setup
workflow asks for a transport snapshot:
bash "$DETECT_TRANSPORT" --force --vault "$VAULT"That file is derived runtime configuration, not knowledge content. Preserve a
valid manual_override recorded by the detector.
Read and search
Run official CLI commands from the selected vault so Obsidian resolves the correct workspace. Confirm supported syntax with the installed CLI before relying on optional commands. Typical read-only forms are:
(cd "$VAULT" && obsidian read path="$NOTE")
(cd "$VAULT" && obsidian search query="$QUERY")Use read-only commands for backlinks, tags, or Bases results only when the
detector reports the CLI ready. Otherwise read files under $VAULT directly
and use rg for search. Reject absolute note arguments, traversal, symlinks, or
resolved paths outside the selected vault.
Mutation boundary
Do not use CLI create, write, append, property-set, daily-append, move, rename, or delete commands. Do not replace those commands with direct filesystem writes. Any knowledge or configuration change must be expressed as one reviewed transaction through the portable core; see operation transactions.
Transport choice never changes mutation semantics. The CLI is an optional read surface, not a lock manager, transaction engine, or Git checkpoint mechanism.
Checkpoint
Observe actual capability, think about the least complex read transport, verify that every resolved path stays in the vault, and accept filesystem fallback when the CLI is not ready.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/wiki-cli of AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 32ac5a0
Compare with similar skills
Obsidian CLI Read Transport next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsidian CLI Read Transport this skillAgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian | 15k | — | ~762 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Karpathy WikiSherwinQ/karpathy-wiki | 113 | — | ~967 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| My LLM WikiMartinLwx/dotfiles | 140 | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Obsidian Knowledge BuilderMichael-OvO/obsidian-knowledge-agent | 205 | — | ~917 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| AI Second Braincharlie947/ai-second-brain | 184 | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| LLM Wikiinfranodus/skills | 119 | — | ~8.6k | Automated safety check: Notes | None |
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Questions about Obsidian CLI Read Transport
What does Obsidian CLI Read Transport do?
Detects and uses the official Obsidian command-line interface for read-only vault access, falling back to direct file reads, while all mutations stay on a separate transaction core. The skill resolves its own installed product root rather than the vault or current working directory, so every reference it links stays anchored correctly regardless of which vault is open.usable field, not mere presence or a plain exit status, because a supported CLI can still be unusable if the Obsidian app is not running or command-line access is disabled; filesystem reads are the portable fallback whenever that is the case.
When should I use Obsidian CLI Read Transport?
Obsidian CLI Read Transport fits situations like: reading or searching an Obsidian vault without risking a write; checking whether the Obsidian CLI is actually usable before relying on it; looking up backlinks or tags for a note through the official CLI.
How do I install Obsidian CLI Read Transport in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian --skill wiki-cli -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/wiki-cli in AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian) into .claude/skills/wiki-cli in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Obsidian CLI Read Transport in Codex?
Run `npx skills add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian --skill wiki-cli -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/wiki-cli in AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian) into .agents/skills/wiki-cli in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Obsidian CLI Read Transport in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian --skill wiki-cli -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/wiki-cli, .gemini/skills/wiki-cli, .github/skills/wiki-cli and .opencode/skills/wiki-cli in your project.
What does Obsidian CLI Read Transport need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Obsidian CLI Read Transport needs the command-line tools its instructions call (bash). Our summary lists: The official Obsidian CLI, for the fast path; Filesystem access to the vault, as a fallback.
Does Obsidian CLI Read Transport access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Obsidian CLI Read Transport safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Obsidian CLI Read Transport use?
Obsidian CLI Read Transport is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Obsidian CLI Read Transport use?
About 762 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Obsidian CLI Read Transport?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Obsidian CLI Read Transport: Karpathy Wiki (SherwinQ/karpathy-wiki, 113 stars), My LLM Wiki (MartinLwx/dotfiles, 140 stars), Obsidian Knowledge Builder (Michael-OvO/obsidian-knowledge-agent, 205 stars) and AI Second Brain (charlie947/ai-second-brain, 184 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Obsidian CLI Read Transport?
AgriciDaniel (a GitHub user) maintains it in AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian, which has 15,379 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 10, 2026.
Source: AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.