Obsidian

Name: obsidian
Rating: 76
Author: jholhewres

Use read_file, write_file, edit_file, and bash to manage Obsidian vaults.

Locate Vault

bash

# Common vault locations
ls -d ~/Documents/Obsidian* ~/Obsidian* ~/.obsidian* 2>/dev/null
# Or find .obsidian folders
find ~/ -maxdepth 4 -name ".obsidian" -type d 2>/dev/null | head -5

Daily Notes

bash

# Create/open today's daily note
VAULT="$HOME/Documents/ObsidianVault"
TODAY=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
cat "$VAULT/Daily/$TODAY.md" 2>/dev/null || echo "# $TODAY" > "$VAULT/Daily/$TODAY.md"

Use write_file to create: <vault>/Daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md

Search Notes

bash

VAULT="$HOME/Documents/ObsidianVault"
grep -rl "TERM" "$VAULT" --include="*.md" | head -20
grep -rl "#tag" "$VAULT" --include="*.md" | head -20

Create Note

Use write_file with path <vault>/<folder>/<name>.md:

•Use [[wikilinks]] for internal links
•Use #tags for categorization
•Use YAML frontmatter for metadata

List & Organize

bash

VAULT="$HOME/Documents/ObsidianVault"
find "$VAULT" -name "*.md" -not -path "*/.obsidian/*" | wc -l              # total notes
find "$VAULT" -name "*.md" -not -path "*/.obsidian/*" -newer "$VAULT/Daily/$(date -d '7 days ago' +%Y-%m-%d).md" | head -20  # recent
ls -lt "$VAULT"/**/*.md 2>/dev/null | head -20                              # recently modified
grep -roh '\[\[.*\]\]' "$VAULT" --include="*.md" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -20  # most linked
grep -roh '#[a-zA-Z0-9_-]*' "$VAULT" --include="*.md" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -20  # top tags

Templates

Use write_file to create templates in <vault>/Templates/:

•Meeting: frontmatter + attendees + agenda + action items
•Project: goals + tasks + references
•Fleeting: quick capture with timestamp

Tips

•Always ask user for vault path if unknown, or use memory_search to recall
•Use memory_save to remember vault path after first use
•Respect existing folder structure
•Use wikilinks [[Note Name]] for cross-references
•Daily notes go in Daily/ folder by convention