Obsidian Vault Access
Direct filesystem access to Obsidian vault. Use this when the Obsidian MCP is unavailable or unreliable.
Vault Location
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/Users/etanheyman/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~md~obsidian/Documents/personal
Note: This is the iCloud-synced vault. Changes sync across devices.
Quick Actions
| What you want to do | How |
|---|---|
| List recent notes | workflows/recent.md |
| Search notes | workflows/search.md |
| Read a note | workflows/read.md |
| Create/update note | workflows/write.md |
Vault Structure
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personal/ ├── Diary/ # Daily entries (MM-DD-YYYY.md) ├── Ralph/ # Ralph-related ideas and notes ├── Domica notes.md # Project notes ├── מזכרות.md # Memos (Hebrew) └── *.md # Other notes
Common Commands
List Recent Notes (last 7 days)
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VAULT="/Users/etanheyman/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~md~obsidian/Documents/personal" find "$VAULT" -name "*.md" -mtime -7 -type f
Search Note Content
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VAULT="/Users/etanheyman/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~md~obsidian/Documents/personal" grep -r -l "search term" "$VAULT" --include="*.md"
List All Notes
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VAULT="/Users/etanheyman/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~md~obsidian/Documents/personal" find "$VAULT" -name "*.md" -type f | head -30
Read a Note
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cat "/Users/etanheyman/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~md~obsidian/Documents/personal/Ralph/Ralph Ideas.md"
Key Notes Reference
| Note | Purpose |
|---|---|
Ralph/Ralph Ideas.md | Ideas for Ralph improvements |
Diary/MM-DD-YYYY.md | Daily diary entries |
Domica notes.md | Domica project notes |
מזכרות.md | General memos |
Safety Rules
- •Don't delete notes - Only create or update
- •Preserve formatting - Keep existing markdown structure
- •Respect Hebrew content - Some notes are in Hebrew, preserve encoding
- •Backup before bulk changes - iCloud syncs, but be careful with mass edits