Agent skill

Obsidian Graph View

by twhsi in twhsi/skills

Render Obsidian-style weighted graph views from book JSON, keyword indexes, TOCs, card data, or node-link data.

No licenceAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Obsidian Graph View

skills CLI
$ npx skills add twhsi/skills --skill obsidian-graph-view -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install twhsi/skills obsidian-graph-view --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/twhsi/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/obsidian-graph-view .claude/skills/obsidian-graph-view && 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-graph-view
GitHub stars
259
Token cost
~829 tokens
SKILL.md length
416 words
Files
3 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
18
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Render Obsidian-style weighted graph views from book JSON, keyword indexes, TOCs, card data, or node-link data.

  • Works in 6 steps: Inspect the JSON schema and identify… → Select the top N nodes by descending… → Lay out nodes with the largest weight at… → …
  • The user asks for Obsidian graph view
  • SKILL.md covers Default Output, Visual Rules, Data Mapping and Workflow, plus 2 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder

What it does

Obsidian Graph View is an agent skill from twhsi/skills. Render Obsidian-style weighted graph views from book JSON, keyword indexes, TOCs, card data, or node-link data. Use when the user asks for Obsidian graph view, graph view png, weighted graph, keyword graph, directory-keyword graph, spherical graph visualization, or high-weight nodes centered with clear Chinese labels.

Its SKILL.md is about 830 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `agents/openai.yaml` and `scripts/render_obsidian_graph_view.py`).

It sits in Documents & Office. It works with Obsidian. The repository describes itself as: AI Agent Skills for Chinese Knowledge Workers: iMandalArt, FIRE, planning, and publishing workflows for Claude Code, Codex, and LLM agents.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks for Obsidian graph view
  • Directory-keyword graph
  • Spherical graph visualization
  • High-weight nodes centered with clear Chinese labels

Example prompts

  • “/obsidian-graph-view”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Inspect the JSON schema and identify node candidates, weights, and links.
  2. Select the top N nodes by descending weight; default to 15 if the user asks for a focused graph.
  3. Lay out nodes with the largest weight at center, next largest on an inner ring, and lower weights on outer rings.
  4. Render SVG and HTML first.
  5. Use headless Chrome or another reliable renderer to export PNG.
  6. Verify the PNG file dimensions and visually inspect if possible.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 287d0f4. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    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 Graph View loads about 829 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 85 tokens; SKILL.md has 416 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~85
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~829

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 416 words (~829 tokens).

“Create an Obsidian-like graph visualization from structured note/book data.”

— opening of SKILL.md by twhsi
name
obsidian-graph-view

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts) in skills/obsidian-graph-view of twhsi/skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • scripts/render_obsidian_graph_view.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 287d0f4

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Mini Wikitrsoliu/mini-wiki116—~3.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Obsidian MarkdownKevRojo/Dulus153—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
MineruNebutra/MinerU-Skill122—~504Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Obsidian Graph View

What does Obsidian Graph View do?

Render Obsidian-style weighted graph views from book JSON, keyword indexes, TOCs, card data, or node-link data. Obsidian Graph View is an agent skill from twhsi/skills. Render Obsidian-style weighted graph views from book JSON, keyword indexes, TOCs, card data, or node-link data.

When should I use Obsidian Graph View?

Obsidian Graph View fits situations like: the user asks for Obsidian graph view; directory-keyword graph; spherical graph visualization; high-weight nodes centered with clear Chinese labels.

How do I install Obsidian Graph View in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Obsidian Graph View in Codex?

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

Can I use Obsidian Graph View 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 twhsi/skills --skill obsidian-graph-view -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-graph-view, .gemini/skills/obsidian-graph-view, .github/skills/obsidian-graph-view and .opencode/skills/obsidian-graph-view in your project.

What does Obsidian Graph View need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Obsidian Graph View needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Obsidian Graph View 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 Graph View 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Obsidian Graph View use?

No licence was found for Obsidian Graph View or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Obsidian Graph View use?

About 829 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.3k 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 Graph View?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Obsidian Graph View: Obsidian Markdown (Atmosphere/atmosphere, 3.8k stars), Pandoc DOCX Template (Achuan-2/pandoc_docx_template, 1.1k stars), Mini Wiki (trsoliu/mini-wiki, 116 stars) and Obsidian Markdown (KevRojo/Dulus, 153 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Obsidian Graph View?

twhsi (a GitHub user) maintains it in twhsi/skills, which has 259 GitHub stars. The repository holds 18 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 21, 2026.

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