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Agent skill

Obsidian CLI

by sickn33 in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills

Use the Obsidian CLI to read, create, search, and manage vault content, or to develop and debug Obsidian plugins and themes from the command line.

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Install Obsidian CLI

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill obsidian-cli -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills obsidian-cli --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/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/obsidian-cli .claude/skills/obsidian-cli && 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
obsidian-cli
GitHub stars
47k
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~878 tokens
SKILL.md length
319 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,354
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Use the Obsidian CLI to read, create, search, and manage vault content, or to develop and debug Obsidian plugins and themes from the command line.

  • Works in 4 steps: Reload the plugin to pick up changes → Check for errors — if errors appear, fix… → Verify visually with a screenshot or DOM… → …
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Command reference, Syntax and File targeting, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Obsidian CLI is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Use the Obsidian CLI to read, create, search, and manage vault content, or to develop and debug Obsidian plugins and themes from the command line.

Its SKILL.md is about 880 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with Obsidian. The repository describes itself as: AAS Core is the local, agent-first control plane for complete catalog discovery, agent-owned selection, stack validation, and planning, backed by 2,400+ agentic skills. Includes… The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/obsidian-cli”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Reload the plugin to pick up changes
  2. Check for errors — if errors appear, fix and repeat from step 1
  3. Verify visually with a screenshot or DOM inspection
  4. Check console output for warnings or unexpected logs

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ec02547. 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 (its code samples are bash).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • help.obsidian.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 loads about 878 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 40 tokens; SKILL.md has 319 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~40
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~878

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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills at commit ec02547, republished under its MIT licence (© sickn33). 319 words, ~878 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/obsidian-cli/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
obsidian-cli
description
Use the Obsidian CLI to read, create, search, and manage vault content, or to develop and debug Obsidian plugins and themes from the command line.
risk
critical
source
https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills
date_added
2026-03-21

Obsidian CLI

Use the obsidian CLI to interact with a running Obsidian instance. Requires Obsidian to be open.

When to Use

  • Use when managing vault content through the Obsidian CLI.
  • Use when developing or debugging Obsidian plugins and themes from the command line.
  • Use when the user wants shell-driven interaction with a running Obsidian app.

Command reference

Run obsidian help to see all available commands. This is always up to date. Full docs: https://help.obsidian.md/cli

Syntax

Parameters take a value with =. Quote values with spaces:

bash
obsidian create name="My Note" content="Hello world"

Flags are boolean switches with no value:

bash
obsidian create name="My Note" silent overwrite

For multiline content use \n for newline and \t for tab.

File targeting

Many commands accept file or path to target a file. Without either, the active file is used.

  • file=<name> — resolves like a wikilink (name only, no path or extension needed)
  • path=<path> — exact path from vault root, e.g. folder/note.md

Vault targeting

Commands target the most recently focused vault by default. Use vault=<name> as the first parameter to target a specific vault:

bash
obsidian vault="My Vault" search query="test"

Common patterns

bash
obsidian read file="My Note"
obsidian create name="New Note" content="# Hello" template="Template" silent
obsidian append file="My Note" content="New line"
obsidian search query="search term" limit=10
obsidian daily:read
obsidian daily:append content="- [ ] New task"
obsidian property:set name="status" value="done" file="My Note"
obsidian tasks daily todo
obsidian tags sort=count counts
obsidian backlinks file="My Note"

Use --copy on any command to copy output to clipboard. Use silent to prevent files from opening. Use total on list commands to get a count.

Plugin development

Develop/test cycle

After making code changes to a plugin or theme, follow this workflow:

  1. Reload the plugin to pick up changes:
    bash
    obsidian plugin:reload id=my-plugin
  2. Check for errors — if errors appear, fix and repeat from step 1:
    bash
    obsidian dev:errors
  3. Verify visually with a screenshot or DOM inspection:
    bash
    obsidian dev:screenshot path=screenshot.png
obsidian dev:dom selector=".workspace-leaf" text
  4. Check console output for warnings or unexpected logs:
    bash
    obsidian dev:console level=error
Additional developer commands

Run JavaScript in the app context:

bash
obsidian eval code="app.vault.getFiles().length"

Inspect CSS values:

bash
obsidian dev:css selector=".workspace-leaf" prop=background-color

Toggle mobile emulation:

bash
obsidian dev:mobile on

Run obsidian help to see additional developer commands including CDP and debugger controls.

Limitations

  • Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
  • Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
  • Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

© sickn33, 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 skills/obsidian-cli of sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ec02547

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 11 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Obsidian CLI

What does Obsidian CLI do?

Use the Obsidian CLI to read, create, search, and manage vault content, or to develop and debug Obsidian plugins and themes from the command line. Obsidian CLI is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Use the Obsidian CLI to read, create, search, and manage vault content, or to develop and debug Obsidian plugins and themes from the command line.

How do I install Obsidian CLI in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill obsidian-cli -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/obsidian-cli in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .claude/skills/obsidian-cli in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Obsidian CLI in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill obsidian-cli -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/obsidian-cli in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .agents/skills/obsidian-cli in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Obsidian CLI 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill obsidian-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/obsidian-cli, .gemini/skills/obsidian-cli, .github/skills/obsidian-cli and .opencode/skills/obsidian-cli in your project.

What does Obsidian CLI need to run?

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

Does Obsidian CLI access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: help.obsidian.md. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Obsidian CLI 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 use?

Obsidian CLI 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 use?

About 878 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k 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 Obsidian CLI?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Obsidian CLI: Obsidian Bases (Atmosphere/atmosphere, 3.8k stars), Knap Markdown Templates (kepano/obsidian-skills, 49k stars), JSON Canvas (heyitsnoah/claudesidian, 2.6k stars) and Obsidian Markdown (Atmosphere/atmosphere, 3.8k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Obsidian CLI?

sickn33 (a GitHub user) maintains it in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which has 47,343 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,354 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.