Obsidian Prompt Manager

Manage reusable prompts in your Obsidian vault from Claude Code using native tools.

Configuration

Configuration is stored in the skill's config.json:

{
  "vaultPath": "/path/to/your/vault",
  "promptsFolder": "Claude-Prompts"
}

Config location: ~/.claude/skills/obsidian/config.json (personal) or .claude/skills/obsidian/config.json (project)

Commands

/obsidian setup <vault-path>

Configure your Obsidian vault path.

Steps to execute:

1. •

   Validate path exists:

   code

   Use Bash: ls -la <vault-path>
   

   If path doesn't exist, inform user and stop.

2. •

   Create prompts folder:

   code

   Use Bash: mkdir -p <vault-path>/Claude-Prompts
   

3. •

   Save configuration: Use Write tool to update config.json:

   json

   {
     "vaultPath": "<vault-path>",
     "promptsFolder": "Claude-Prompts"
   }
   

4. •

   Confirm to user: "Vault configured: <vault-path> Prompts folder: <vault-path>/Claude-Prompts"

/obsidian save "<title>" [--tags tag1,tag2]

Save a prompt to your Obsidian vault.

Steps to execute:

1. •

   Read config: Use Read tool on config.json to get vaultPath. If vaultPath is empty, ask user to run /obsidian setup first.

2. •

   Get prompt content: Ask user: "What content should I save for this prompt?"

3. •

   Create markdown file: Use Write tool to create <vaultPath>/Claude-Prompts/<title>.md:

   markdown

   ---
   title: "<title>"
   date: <YYYY-MM-DD>
   tags:
     - claude-prompt
     - <additional tags if provided>
   ---
   
   # <title>
   
   <prompt content>
   

4. •

   Confirm to user: "Saved: <vaultPath>/Claude-Prompts/<title>.md"

/obsidian list [--search <keyword>]

List all saved prompts from your vault.

Steps to execute:

1. •

   Read config: Use Read tool on config.json to get vaultPath. If vaultPath is empty, ask user to run /obsidian setup first.

2. •

   Find prompts: Use Glob tool: <vaultPath>/Claude-Prompts/**/*.md

3. •

   If --search provided: Use Grep tool to filter files containing the keyword.

4. •

   For each file found: Use Read tool to extract:

   • •Title (from frontmatter or filename)
   • •Preview (first line of content after frontmatter)
5. •

   Display formatted list:

   code

   Found X prompt(s):
   
     <Title 1>
       Path: <relative-path>
       Preview: <first 60 chars>...
   
     <Title 2>
       ...
   

/obsidian use "<prompt-name>"

Load and execute a saved prompt.

Steps to execute:

1. •

   Read config: Use Read tool on config.json to get vaultPath. If vaultPath is empty, ask user to run /obsidian setup first.

2. •

   Find the prompt: Use Glob tool: <vaultPath>/Claude-Prompts/**/*.md Match filename or title (case-insensitive) to <prompt-name>.

3. •

   If not found: List available prompts and ask user to choose.

4. •

   Read prompt file: Use Read tool to get file contents.

5. •

   Extract content: Remove YAML frontmatter (everything between --- markers). Remove the title header line (starts with # ).

6. •

   Execute the prompt: Treat the extracted content as if the user typed it. Respond to it as a new instruction.

Examples

Setup Example

User: /obsidian setup ~/Documents/MyVault

Claude: Let me configure your Obsidian vault...
[Uses Bash to verify path exists]
[Uses Bash to create Claude-Prompts folder]
[Uses Write to save config.json]

Vault configured: /Users/you/Documents/MyVault
Prompts folder: /Users/you/Documents/MyVault/Claude-Prompts

Save Example

User: /obsidian save "Code Review Checklist" --tags review,quality

Claude: What content should I save for this prompt?

User: Review this code for: 1) bugs 2) performance 3) security

Claude: [Uses Write to create the markdown file]

Saved: /Users/you/Documents/MyVault/Claude-Prompts/Code Review Checklist.md

List Example

User: /obsidian list

Claude: [Uses Glob to find .md files]
[Uses Read to extract titles and previews]

Found 3 prompt(s):

  Code Review Checklist
    Path: Code Review Checklist.md
    Preview: Review this code for: 1) bugs 2) performance...

  Debug Helper
    Path: Debug Helper.md
    Preview: Help me debug this issue by...

Use Example

User: /obsidian use "Code Review Checklist"

Claude: [Uses Glob to find the file]
[Uses Read to get contents]
[Extracts content, removing frontmatter]

Now executing prompt: "Review this code for: 1) bugs 2) performance 3) security"

[Claude then responds as if user typed that prompt]