obsidian-markdown
This skill enables creation and editing of Obsidian-flavored Markdown files with support for Obsidian-specific syntax including wikilinks, callouts, embeds, properties, and block references. Use it when working with .md files intended for Obsidian, or when users request features like internal linking with double brackets, note properties, callout blocks, or embed syntax specific to the Obsidian note-taking application.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/heyitsnoah/claudesidian /tmp/obsidian-markdown && cp -r /tmp/obsidian-markdown/.agents/skills/obsidian-markdown ~/.claude/skills/obsidian-markdownSKILL.md
# Obsidian Flavored Markdown Skill
This skill enables skills-compatible agents to create and edit valid Obsidian Flavored Markdown, including all Obsidian-specific syntax extensions.
## Overview
Obsidian uses a combination of Markdown flavors:
- [CommonMark](https://commonmark.org/)
- [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://github.github.com/gfm/)
- [LaTeX](https://www.latex-project.org/) for math
- Obsidian-specific extensions (wikilinks, callouts, embeds, etc.)
## Basic Formatting
### Paragraphs and Line Breaks
```markdown
This is a paragraph.
This is another paragraph (blank line between creates separate paragraphs).
For a line break within a paragraph, add two spaces at the end
or use Shift+Enter.
```
### Headings
```markdown
# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
#### Heading 4
##### Heading 5
###### Heading 6
```
### Text Formatting
| Style | Syntax | Example | Output |
|-------|--------|---------|--------|
| Bold | `**text**` or `__text__` | `**Bold**` | **Bold** |
| Italic | `*text*` or `_text_` | `*Italic*` | *Italic* |
| Bold + Italic | `***text***` | `***Both***` | ***Both*** |
| Strikethrough | `~~text~~` | `~~Striked~~` | ~~Striked~~ |
| Highlight | `==text==` | `==Highlighted==` | ==Highlighted== |
| Inline code | `` `code` `` | `` `code` `` | `code` |
### Escaping Formatting
Use backslash to escape special characters:
```markdown
\*This won't be italic\*
\#This won't be a heading
1\. This won't be a list item
```
Common characters to escape: `\*`, `\_`, `\#`, `` \` ``, `\|`, `\~`
## Internal Links (Wikilinks)
### Basic Links
```markdown
[[Note Name]]
[[Note Name.md]]
[[Note Name|Display Text]]
```
### Link to Headings
```markdown
[[Note Name#Heading]]
[[Note Name#Heading|Custom Text]]
[[#Heading in same note]]
[[##Search all headings in vault]]
```
### Link to Blocks
```markdown
[[Note Name#^block-id]]
[[Note Name#^block-id|Custom Text]]
```
Define a block ID by adding `^block-id` at the end of a paragraph:
```markdown
This is a paragraph that can be linked to. ^my-block-id
```
For lists and quotes, add the block ID on a separate line:
```markdown
> This is a quote
> With multiple lines
^quote-id
```
### Search Links
```markdown
[[##heading]] Search for headings containing "heading"
[[^^block]] Search for blocks containing "block"
```
## Markdown-Style Links
```markdown
[Display Text](Note%20Name.md)
[Display Text](Note%20Name.md#Heading)
[Display Text](https://example.com)
[Note](obsidian://open?vault=VaultName&file=Note.md)
```
Note: Spaces must be URL-encoded as `%20` in Markdown links.
## Embeds
### Embed Notes
```markdown
![[Note Name]]
![[Note Name#Heading]]
![[Note Name#^block-id]]
```
### Embed Images
```markdown
![[image.png]]
![[image.png|640x480]] Width x Height
![[image.png|300]] Width only (maintains aspect ratio)
```
### External Images
```markdown


```
### Embed Audio
```markdown
![[audio.mp3]]
![[audio.ogg]]
```
### Embed PDF
```markdown
![[document.pdf]]
![[document.pdf#page=3]]
![[document.pdf#height=400]]
```
### Embed Lists
```markdown
![[Note#^list-id]]
```
Where the list has been defined with a block ID:
```markdown
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Item 3
^list-id
```
### Embed Search Results
````markdown
```query
tag:#project status:done
```
````
## Callouts
### Basic Callout
```markdown
> [!note]
> This is a note callout.
> [!info] Custom Title
> This callout has a custom title.
> [!tip] Title Only
```
### Foldable Callouts
```markdown
> [!faq]- Collapsed by default
> This content is hidden until expanded.
> [!faq]+ Expanded by default
> This content is visible but can be collapsed.
```
### Nested Callouts
```markdown
> [!question] Outer callout
> > [!note] Inner callout
> > Nested content
```
### Supported Callout Types
| Type | Aliases | Description |
|------|---------|-------------|
| `note` | - | Blue, pencil icon |
| `abstract` | `summary`, `tldr` | Teal, clipboard icon |
| `info` | - | Blue, info icon |
| `todo` | - | Blue, checkbox icon |
| `tip` | `hint`, `important` | Cyan, flame icon |
| `success` | `check`, `done` | Green, checkmark icon |
| `question` | `help`, `faq` | Yellow, question mark |
| `warning` | `caution`, `attention` | Orange, warning icon |
| `failure` | `fail`, `missing` | Red, X icon |
| `danger` | `error` | Red, zap icon |
| `bug` | - | Red, bug icon |
| `example` | - | Purple, list icon |
| `quote` | `cite` | Gray, quote icon |
### Custom Callouts (CSS)
```css
.callout[data-callout="custom-type"] {
--callout-color: 255, 0, 0;
--callout-icon: lucide-alert-circle;
}
```
## Lists
### Unordered Lists
```markdown
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Nested item
- Another nested
- Item 3
* Also works with asterisks
+ Or plus signs
```
### Ordered Lists
```markdown
1. First item
2. Second item
1. Nested numbered
2. Another nested
3. Third item
1) Alternative syntax
2) With parentheses
```
### Task Lists
```markdown
- [ ] Incomplete task
- [x] Completed task
- [ ] Task with sub-tasks
- [ ] Subtask 1
- [x] Subtask 2
```
## Quotes
```markdown
> This is a blockquote.
> It can span multiple lines.
>
> And include multiple paragraphs.
>
> > Nested quotes work too.
```
## Code
### Inline Code
```markdown
Use `backticks` for inline code.
Use double backticks for ``code with a ` backtick inside``.
```
### Code Blocks
````markdown
```
Plain code block
```
```javascript
// Syntax highlighted code block
function hello() {
console.log("Hello, world!");
}
```
```python
# Python example
def greet(name):
print(f"Hello, {name}!")
```
````
### Nesting Code Blocks
Use more backticks or tildes for the outer block:
`````markdown
````markdown
Here's how to create a code block:
```js
console.log("Hello")
```
````
`````
## Tables
```markdown
| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Cell 1 | Cell 2 | Cell 3 |
| Cell 4 | Cell 5 | CAdd or update YAML frontmatter properties to enhance Obsidian note organization. Use when the user asks to add, fix, normalize, or improve frontmatter, properties, metadata, tags, or YAML on a note or folder of notes.
Conduct an end-of-day review to capture progress and set up tomorrow. Use when the user asks for a daily review, end of day wrap-up, EOD note, what they did today, or wants to reflect on the day and plan tomorrow.
Remove AI-generated jargon and restore human voice to text. Use when the user asks to de-AI-ify, humanize, remove AI tone, or make text sound less machine-generated.
Download files from URLs to the Obsidian attachments folder and organize them with descriptive names. Use when the user provides URLs to download, asks to save files from the web, or wants to add web content as attachments.
Work with git worktrees for isolated parallel development. Use when starting feature work in isolation, when need separate workspace without branch switching, or when cleaning up worktrees after PR merge.
Help organize and process items in the 00_Inbox folder according to the PARA method. Use when the user asks to process, clear, sort, triage, or organize their inbox.
Interactive setup wizard that helps new users create a personalized CLAUDE.md file based on their Obsidian workflow preferences. Use when the user wants to set up claudesidian, onboard a new vault, or run the bootstrap/init/setup wizard.
Install claudesidian shell command to launch Claude Code from anywhere. Use when the user wants to install a shell alias/launcher for their vault, or asks to set up the claudesidian command.