Agent skill

Workspace Mode

by benoror in benoror/obsidianos_work

Switch between named Obsidian Workspace layouts (interview / scrum / 1-on-1 / recap) for context-appropriate file/pane layouts.

MITAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Workspace Mode

skills CLI
$ npx skills add benoror/obsidianos_work --skill workspace-mode -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install benoror/obsidianos_work workspace-mode --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/benoror/obsidianos_work.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/workspace-mode .claude/skills/workspace-mode && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
workspace-mode
GitHub stars
165
Token cost
~635 tokens
SKILL.md length
279 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
18
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Switch between named Obsidian Workspace layouts (interview / scrum / 1-on-1 / recap) for context-appropriate file/pane layouts.

  • Works in 2 steps: List or switch → Save
  • Tasks that involve Sprint planning and agile
  • SKILL.md covers Usage, Why this skill exists, Workflow and Suggested workspace presets, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Workspace Mode is an agent skill from benoror/obsidianos_work. Switch between named Obsidian Workspace layouts (interview / scrum / 1-on-1 / recap) for context-appropriate file/pane layouts. Wraps obsidian workspace.

Its SKILL.md is about 640 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering Sprint planning and agile. It works with Obsidian. The repository describes itself as: ObsidianOS - Work Vault. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Sprint planning and agile

Example prompts

  • “/workspace-mode”

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. List or switch
  2. Save

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3c7923e. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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

Workspace Mode loads about 635 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 43 tokens; SKILL.md has 279 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~43
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~635

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 benoror/obsidianos_work at commit 3c7923e, republished under its MIT licence (© benoror). 279 words, ~635 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/workspace-mode/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
workspace-mode
description
Switch between named Obsidian Workspace layouts (interview / scrum / 1-on-1 / recap) for context-appropriate file/pane layouts. Wraps `obsidian workspace`.
license
MIT

Workspace Mode

Usage

  • /workspace-mode — List available workspaces and the current one.
  • /workspace-mode <name> — Switch to a named workspace.
  • /workspace-mode save <name> — Save current pane layout as a new workspace (delegates to Obsidian's Workspace plugin command).

Why this skill exists

Different work modes want different layouts:

  • interview: Meetings.base Interviews view + the active candidate's @Name.md + a blank scratchpad pane.
  • scrum: Today's Meetings/Engineering/Scrum/YYYY-MM-DD.md + Tracker.md + Meetings.base Pending view.
  • 1-on-1: OneOnOnes view + the current person's @Name.md + their last 1:1 note.
  • recap: Recaps/ folder + Meetings.base ThisWeek view + Tracker.md.

Switching by hand means dragging panes around. This skill flips between saved layouts in one command.

Workflow

Step 1: List or switch
  • No args → run obsidian workspace format=json and present the list with the current one starred.
  • <name> arg → run obsidian workspace load name=<name> (or use the Obsidian "Workspaces: Load workspace" command if load isn't a direct subcommand: obsidian command name="Workspaces: Load workspace layout").
Step 2: Save
  • save <name> → run obsidian command name="Workspaces: Save layout" then prompt for the name in Obsidian's modal. (Or use obsidian eval to call the plugin API directly if needed.)

Suggested workspace presets

These don't exist out of the box — the user creates them once in Obsidian via Workspaces plugin, then this skill flips between them:

WorkspaceFiles / Views Open
interviewMeetings.base (Interviews view), latest interview note, blank scratchpad
scrumToday's Scrum daily, Tracker.md, Meetings.base (Pending view)
1-on-1Meetings.base (OneOnOnes view), People.base (Active view)
recapRecaps/Recap YYYY-MM-DD.md, Meetings.base (ThisWeek view), Tracker.md
defaultThe main layout (current)

Important Notes

  • Workspaces are stored in Obsidian's .obsidian/workspaces.json — they're per-vault, not per-device.
  • Requires the Workspaces core plugin enabled in Obsidian.
  • Read-only by default — only save writes (and that's to .obsidian/workspaces.json, not vault content). No commit step.

© benoror, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/workspace-mode of benoror/obsidianos_work.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3c7923e

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Works with

Questions about Workspace Mode

What does Workspace Mode do?

Switch between named Obsidian Workspace layouts (interview / scrum / 1-on-1 / recap) for context-appropriate file/pane layouts. Workspace Mode is an agent skill from benoror/obsidianos_work. Switch between named Obsidian Workspace layouts (interview / scrum / 1-on-1 / recap) for context-appropriate file/pane layouts.

When should I use Workspace Mode?

Workspace Mode fits situations like: tasks that involve Sprint planning and agile.

How do I install Workspace Mode in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add benoror/obsidianos_work --skill workspace-mode -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/workspace-mode in benoror/obsidianos_work) into .claude/skills/workspace-mode in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Workspace Mode in Codex?

Run `npx skills add benoror/obsidianos_work --skill workspace-mode -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/workspace-mode in benoror/obsidianos_work) into .agents/skills/workspace-mode in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Workspace Mode 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 benoror/obsidianos_work --skill workspace-mode -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/workspace-mode, .gemini/skills/workspace-mode, .github/skills/workspace-mode and .opencode/skills/workspace-mode in your project.

What does Workspace Mode need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Workspace Mode is instructions for the agent only.

Does Workspace Mode 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 Workspace Mode 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 Workspace Mode use?

Workspace Mode is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Workspace Mode use?

About 635 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k 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 Workspace Mode?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Workspace Mode: Convex Create Component (spokvulcan/poker-planning, 114 stars), Convex Migration Helper (spokvulcan/poker-planning, 114 stars), Agile Product Owner (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars) and Convex Performance Audit (spokvulcan/poker-planning, 114 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Workspace Mode?

benoror (a GitHub user) maintains it in benoror/obsidianos_work, which has 165 GitHub stars. The repository holds 18 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 11, 2026.

Source: benoror/obsidianos_work on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.