obsidian
This skill enables reading, searching, and creating markdown notes within an Obsidian vault directory. Use it to integrate note-taking workflows with Claude, such as retrieving existing notes for context, searching vault contents by filename or text, creating new notes with wikilink references, or appending information to existing documentation.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/moltis-org/moltis /tmp/obsidian && cp -r /tmp/obsidian/crates/skills/src/assets/note-taking/obsidian ~/.claude/skills/obsidianSKILL.md
# Obsidian Vault
**Location:** Set via `OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH` environment variable (e.g. in `your environment`).
If unset, defaults to `~/Documents/Obsidian Vault`.
Note: Vault paths may contain spaces - always quote them.
## Read a note
```bash
VAULT="${OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH:-$HOME/Documents/Obsidian Vault}"
cat "$VAULT/Note Name.md"
```
## List notes
```bash
VAULT="${OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH:-$HOME/Documents/Obsidian Vault}"
# All notes
find "$VAULT" -name "*.md" -type f
# In a specific folder
ls "$VAULT/Subfolder/"
```
## Search
```bash
VAULT="${OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH:-$HOME/Documents/Obsidian Vault}"
# By filename
find "$VAULT" -name "*.md" -iname "*keyword*"
# By content
grep -rli "keyword" "$VAULT" --include="*.md"
```
## Create a note
```bash
VAULT="${OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH:-$HOME/Documents/Obsidian Vault}"
cat > "$VAULT/New Note.md" << 'ENDNOTE'
# Title
Content here.
ENDNOTE
```
## Append to a note
```bash
VAULT="${OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH:-$HOME/Documents/Obsidian Vault}"
echo "
New content here." >> "$VAULT/Existing Note.md"
```
## Wikilinks
Obsidian links notes with `[[Note Name]]` syntax. When creating notes, use these to link related content.Set up and use 1Password CLI (op). Use when installing the CLI, enabling desktop app integration, signing in (single or multi-account), or reading/injecting/running secrets via op.
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