Obsidian Knowledge Builder
Michael-OvO/obsidian-knowledge-agent
Turns PDFs, slides, syllabi, papers and transcripts into structured, teaching-quality Obsidian notes, matching how much structure is built to how much the material needs.
A skill your agent uses when the user wants to ingest external sources into the vault — PDFs, markdown files, transcripts, Readwise exports, or any document.
Install Wiki Ingest
$ npx skills add thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian --skill wiki-ingest -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian wiki-ingest --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/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wiki-ingest .claude/skills/wiki-ingest && 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-ingest" agent skill from https://github.com/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-ingest into .claude/skills/wiki-ingest/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wiki-ingest", 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/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-ingestType 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 thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian --skill wiki-ingest -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian wiki-ingest --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wiki-ingest .agents/skills/wiki-ingest && 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-ingest" agent skill from https://github.com/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-ingest into .agents/skills/wiki-ingest/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wiki-ingest", 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 thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian --skill wiki-ingest -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian wiki-ingest --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wiki-ingest .cursor/skills/wiki-ingest && 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-ingest" agent skill from https://github.com/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-ingest into .cursor/skills/wiki-ingest/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wiki-ingest", 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/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian.git --path skills/wiki-ingest--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 thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian --skill wiki-ingest -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian wiki-ingest --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wiki-ingest .gemini/skills/wiki-ingest && 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-ingest" agent skill from https://github.com/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-ingest into .gemini/skills/wiki-ingest/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wiki-ingest", 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 thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian wiki-ingestInstalls 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 thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian --skill wiki-ingest -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wiki-ingest .github/skills/wiki-ingest && 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-ingest" agent skill from https://github.com/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-ingest into .github/skills/wiki-ingest/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wiki-ingest", 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 thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian --skill wiki-ingest -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian wiki-ingest --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wiki-ingest .opencode/skills/wiki-ingest && 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-ingest" agent skill from https://github.com/thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian/tree/main/skills/wiki-ingest into .opencode/skills/wiki-ingest/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wiki-ingest", 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-ingest- GitHub stars
- 102
- Token cost
- ~1.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 493 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 12
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- ISC
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when the user wants to ingest external sources into the vault — PDFs, markdown files, transcripts, Readwise exports, or any document.
- Works in 9 steps: Identify Sources → Check Manifest → Extract Knowledge → …
- The user wants to ingest external sources into the vault — PDFs
- SKILL.md covers Workflow, Arguments and Tips
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Wiki Ingest is an agent skill from thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian. Use when the user wants to ingest external sources into the vault — PDFs, markdown files, transcripts, Readwise exports, or any document. Triggers on "ingest", "process document", "import into vault", "distill this", "add to vault", or "extract knowledge from".
Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k 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 Knowledge Management, covering LLM wikis. It works with Obsidian. The repository describes itself as: A Gemini CLI extension for interfacing with an Obsidian vault with local first RAG capabilities. The licence is ISC.
When your agent uses it
- The user wants to ingest external sources into the vault — PDFs
- Readwise exports
- Process document
- Import into vault
Example prompts
- “ingest”
- “process document”
- “import into vault”
- “/wiki-ingest”
Workflow steps
9 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9156cba. 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 json).
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
Wiki Ingest loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 493 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 thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian at commit 9156cba, republished under its ISC licence (© thoreinstein). 493 words, ~1,225 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/wiki-ingest/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- wiki-ingest
- description
- Use when the user wants to ingest external sources into the vault — PDFs, markdown files, transcripts, Readwise exports, or any document. Triggers on "ingest", "process document", "import into vault", "distill this", "add to vault", or "extract knowledge from".
Wiki Ingest
Distill external sources into vault-native notes following VAULT_CONVENTIONS, with provenance tracking and deduplication.
Workflow
1. Identify Sources
Accept one or more source paths from the user. Sources can be:
- Files on disk (markdown, PDF, text, transcripts)
- Vault-internal notes (Readwise highlights, working notes to promote)
- A directory to scan for ingestible files
For vault-internal sources, use obsidian_read_note. For external files, use the Read tool.
2. Check Manifest
Read .manifest.json from the vault root using Read tool.
For each source path, check if it exists in sources:
- Not present → new source, proceed to extract
- Present but source modified since
ingested_at→ re-ingest - Present and unchanged → skip (tell user "already ingested, use --force to re-process")
3. Extract Knowledge
Read the source content. Identify:
- Patterns — reusable approaches, techniques, or practices
- Traps — pitfalls, anti-patterns, things that went wrong
- Decisions — architectural or design choices with rationale
- Concepts — definitions, mental models, frameworks
For each extraction, classify its provenance:
- Extracted (unmarked) — directly stated in the source
- Inferred
^[inferred]— synthesized, generalized, or implied but not stated - Ambiguous
^[ambiguous]— source is unclear or contradicts other sources
4. Deduplicate
For each extracted concept, search the vault:
- Call
obsidian_rag_querywith the concept name/summary,limit: 5 - If a strong match exists, read the existing note with
obsidian_read_note - Decide: merge into existing note or create new note
Merge when: the existing note covers the same concept and the new source adds information. Create when: no existing note covers this concept, or the angle is sufficiently different.
5. Present Plan
Before creating or modifying any notes, present the plan to the user:
## Ingest Plan for: <source name>
### New Notes
- Engineering/Patterns/<name>.md — <one-line summary>
- Engineering/Traps/<name>.md — <one-line summary>
### Merge Into Existing
- Engineering/Patterns/<existing>.md — adding: <what's new>
### Skipped
- <concept> — already covered in [[existing-note]]Wait for user confirmation before proceeding.
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6. Write Notes
For new notes, use obsidian_create_note with content following VAULT_CONVENTIONS templates:
- Set
type:to pattern, trap, or decision - Set
project:to the source project or "general" - Set
tags:from content - Set
created:to today's date - Set
provenance:fractions based on inline marker counts - Include
## Linkssection with[[wikilinks]]to related vault notes - Add
## Sourcessection citing the ingested source
For merges, use obsidian_insert_at_heading or obsidian_replace_section to add new content to existing notes. Update the provenance: frontmatter if the mix changed, using obsidian_update_frontmatter.
7. Placement Rules
- Cross-project patterns/traps/decisions →
Engineering/Patterns/,Engineering/Traps/,Engineering/Decisions/ - Project-specific knowledge →
working/<project>/knowledge/ - If unclear, ask the user
8. Update Manifest
After all notes are written, update .manifest.json:
For each processed source, add/update an entry in sources:
{
"<source-path>": {
"ingested_at": "<ISO8601 now>",
"size_bytes": <file size>,
"modified_at": "<source file mtime>",
"source_type": "document",
"pages_created": ["Engineering/Patterns/foo.md"],
"pages_updated": ["Engineering/Traps/bar.md"]
}
}Update stats.total_sources_ingested and stats.total_pages. Set last_updated to now.
Write the updated manifest back using the Write tool.
9. Suggest MOC Updates
For each new Engineering/ note created, check which thematic MOCs it belongs in. Suggest additions but don't auto-edit MOCs — use /moc-update for that.
Arguments
- Source path(s):
/wiki-ingest ~/Documents/paper.pdf - Optional project scope:
/wiki-ingest working/appiary/knowledge/auth-notes.md - Optional force flag:
/wiki-ingest --force <path>to re-ingest unchanged sources
Tips
- Run
/indexfirst ifobsidian_rag_queryreturns poor results - For Readwise books, ingest the book's highlight file (e.g.,
Readwise/Books/<title>.md) - Large sources may yield many extractions — review the plan carefully before confirming
- Provenance fractions don't need to be exact; approximate to the nearest 0.05
© thoreinstein, ISC. 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/wiki-ingest of thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9156cba
Compare with similar skills
Wiki Ingest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiki Ingest this skillthoreinstein/gemini-obsidian | 102 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | ISC | |
| Obsidian Knowledge BuilderMichael-OvO/obsidian-knowledge-agent | 205 | — | ~917 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Wiki NarrateAr9av/obsidian-wiki | 3.5k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| LLM Wikilewislulu/llm-wiki-skill | 655 | — | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Codex History IngestAr9av/obsidian-wiki | 3.5k | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| LLM Wikizosmaai/pi-llm-wiki | 608 | — | ~4.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Wiki Ingest
What does Wiki Ingest do?
A skill your agent uses when the user wants to ingest external sources into the vault — PDFs, markdown files, transcripts, Readwise exports, or any document. Wiki Ingest is an agent skill from thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian. Use when the user wants to ingest external sources into the vault — PDFs, markdown files, transcripts, Readwise exports, or any document.
When should I use Wiki Ingest?
Wiki Ingest fits situations like: the user wants to ingest external sources into the vault — PDFs; readwise exports; process document; import into vault.
How do I install Wiki Ingest in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian --skill wiki-ingest -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/wiki-ingest in thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian) into .claude/skills/wiki-ingest in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Wiki Ingest in Codex?
Run `npx skills add thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian --skill wiki-ingest -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/wiki-ingest in thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian) into .agents/skills/wiki-ingest in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Wiki Ingest 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 thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian --skill wiki-ingest -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-ingest, .gemini/skills/wiki-ingest, .github/skills/wiki-ingest and .opencode/skills/wiki-ingest in your project.
What does Wiki Ingest need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Wiki Ingest is instructions for the agent only.
Does Wiki Ingest 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 Wiki Ingest 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 Wiki Ingest use?
Wiki Ingest is published under the ISC licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Wiki Ingest use?
About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.9k 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 Wiki Ingest?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Wiki Ingest: Obsidian Knowledge Builder (Michael-OvO/obsidian-knowledge-agent, 205 stars), Wiki Narrate (Ar9av/obsidian-wiki, 3.5k stars), LLM Wiki (lewislulu/llm-wiki-skill, 655 stars) and Codex History Ingest (Ar9av/obsidian-wiki, 3.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Wiki Ingest?
thoreinstein (a GitHub user) maintains it in thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian, which has 102 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 31, 2026.
Source: thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.