Pp Obsidian

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Obsidian — Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the obsidian-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows:

   npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install obsidian --cli-only

2. Verify: obsidian-pp-cli --version
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer):

go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/productivity/obsidian/cmd/obsidian-pp-cli@latest

If --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

When Not to Use This CLI

Do not activate this CLI for requests that require creating, updating, deleting, publishing, commenting, upvoting, inviting, ordering, sending messages, booking, purchasing, or changing remote state. This printed CLI exposes read-only commands for inspection, export, sync, and analysis.

HTTP Transport

This CLI uses Chrome-compatible HTTP transport for browser-facing endpoints. It does not require a resident browser process for normal API calls.

Command Reference

deadends — Manage deadends

• obsidian-pp-cli deadends — List notes with no outgoing links

files — Manage files

• obsidian-pp-cli files — Wraps obsidian files. Filter by folder or extension.

folders — Manage folders

• obsidian-pp-cli folders — Wraps obsidian folders.

live-search — Manage live search

• obsidian-pp-cli live-search context — Wraps obsidian search:context query=<text> — body-text search with surrounding lines for each hit.
• obsidian-pp-cli live-search live-search — Wraps obsidian search query=<text> — dials the running Obsidian process for body-text search. Distinct from the...

notes — Single-note read operations

• obsidian-pp-cli notes <name> — Wraps obsidian read file={name} (or path= for exact paths). Returns raw file contents.

tags — Manage tags

• obsidian-pp-cli tags — Wraps obsidian tags. Optionally scope to a file via path= query.

tasks — Manage tasks

• obsidian-pp-cli tasks — Wraps obsidian tasks. Filter by done/todo/status. (task mutation is V2.)

unresolved — Manage unresolved

• obsidian-pp-cli unresolved — Wraps obsidian unresolved. Tier-3 broken builds on this with source-note context.

vault — Vault-level inventory and metadata

• obsidian-pp-cli vault — Wraps obsidian vault. info= narrows to one field.

Finding the right command

When you know what you want to do but not which command does it, ask the CLI directly:

obsidian-pp-cli which "<capability in your own words>"

which resolves a natural-language capability query to the best matching command from this CLI's curated feature index. Exit code 0 means at least one match; exit code 2 means no confident match — fall back to --help or use a narrower query.

Auth Setup

No authentication required.

Run obsidian-pp-cli doctor to verify setup.

Agent Mode

Add --agent to any command. Expands to: --json --compact --no-input --no-color --yes.

• Pipeable — JSON on stdout, errors on stderr

• Filterable — --select keeps a subset of fields. Dotted paths descend into nested structures; arrays traverse element-wise. Critical for keeping context small on verbose APIs:

  obsidian-pp-cli deadends --agent --select id,name,status

• Previewable — --dry-run shows the request without sending

• Offline-friendly — sync/search commands can use the local SQLite store when available

• Non-interactive — never prompts, every input is a flag

• Read-only — do not use this CLI for create, update, delete, publish, comment, upvote, invite, order, send, or other mutating requests