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Obsidian Daily by fhgomes — Agent Skill

Name: Obsidian Daily
Author: fhgomes

Obsidian Daily

Manage Obsidian Daily Notes via obsidian-cli. Create and open daily notes, append entries (journals, logs, tasks, links), read past notes by date, and search vault content. Handles relative dates like "yesterday", "last Friday", "3 days ago". Use when you need to write a note, add to daily notes, or interact with Obsidian vault.

fhgomes Updated Sep 21, 2026

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Obsidian Daily Notes

Interact with Obsidian Daily Notes: create notes, append entries, read by date, and search content.

Setup

Check if a default vault is configured:

obsidian-cli print-default --path-only 2>/dev/null && echo "OK" || echo "NOT_SET"

If NOT_SET, ask the user for:

Vault name (required)
Daily notes folder (default: vault root, common: Daily Notes, Journal, daily)
Date format (default: YYYY-MM-DD)

Configure:

obsidian-cli set-default "VAULT_NAME"

Date Handling

# Today
date +%Y-%m-%d
# Yesterday
date -d yesterday +%Y-%m-%d
# Last Friday
date -d "last friday" +%Y-%m-%d
# 3 days ago
date -d "3 days ago" +%Y-%m-%d
# Next Monday
date -d "next monday" +%Y-%m-%d

Commands

Open/Create Today's Note

obsidian-cli daily

Append Entry

obsidian-cli daily && obsidian-cli create "$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md" --content "$(printf '\n%s' "ENTRY_TEXT")" --append

With custom folder:

obsidian-cli daily && obsidian-cli create "Daily Notes/$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md" --content "$(printf '\n%s' "ENTRY_TEXT")" --append

Read Note

# Today
obsidian-cli print "$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md"
# Specific date
obsidian-cli print "2026-03-07.md"
# Yesterday
obsidian-cli print "$(date -d yesterday +%Y-%m-%d).md"

Search Content

obsidian-cli search-content "TERM"

Specific Vault

Add --vault "NAME" to any command:

obsidian-cli print "2026-03-07.md" --vault "Work"

Use Cases

Journal entry:

obsidian-cli create "$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md" --content "$(printf '\n%s' "- Went to the doctor")" --append

Task:

obsidian-cli create "$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md" --content "$(printf '\n%s' "- [ ] Buy groceries")" --append

Timestamped log:

obsidian-cli create "$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md" --content "$(printf '\n%s' "- $(date +%H:%M) Deploy completed")" --append

---name: obsidian-dailydescription: Manage Obsidian Daily Notes via obsidian-cli. Create and open daily notes, append entries (journals, logs, tasks, links), read past notes by date, and search vault content. Handles relative dates like "yesterday", "last Friday", "3 days ago". Use when you need to write a note, add to daily notes, or interact with Obsidian vault.---# Obsidian Daily NotesInteract with Obsidian Daily Notes: create notes, append entries, read by date, and search content.## SetupCheck if a default vault is configured:```bashobsidian-cli print-default --path-only 2>/dev/null && echo "OK" || echo "NOT_SET"```If `NOT_SET`, ask the user for:1. **Vault name** (required)2. **Daily notes folder** (default: vault root, common: `Daily Notes`, `Journal`, `daily`)3. **Date format** (default: `YYYY-MM-DD`)Configure:```bashobsidian-cli set-default "VAULT_NAME"```## Date Handling```bash# Todaydate +%Y-%m-%d# Yesterdaydate -d yesterday +%Y-%m-%d# Last Fridaydate -d "last friday" +%Y-%m-%d# 3 days agodate -d "3 days ago" +%Y-%m-%d# Next Mondaydate -d "next monday" +%Y-%m-%d```## Commands### Open/Create Today's Note```bashobsidian-cli daily```### Append Entry```bashobsidian-cli daily && obsidian-cli create "$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md" --content "$(printf '\n%s' "ENTRY_TEXT")" --append```With custom folder:```bashobsidian-cli daily && obsidian-cli create "Daily Notes/$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md" --content "$(printf '\n%s' "ENTRY_TEXT")" --append```### Read Note```bash# Todayobsidian-cli print "$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md"# Specific dateobsidian-cli print "2026-03-07.md"# Yesterdayobsidian-cli print "$(date -d yesterday +%Y-%m-%d).md"```### Search Content```bashobsidian-cli search-content "TERM"```### Specific VaultAdd `--vault "NAME"` to any command:```bashobsidian-cli print "2026-03-07.md" --vault "Work"```## Use Cases**Journal entry:**```bashobsidian-cli create "$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md" --content "$(printf '\n%s' "- Went to the doctor")" --append```**Task:**```bashobsidian-cli create "$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md" --content "$(printf '\n%s' "- [ ] Buy groceries")" --append```**Timestamped log:**```bashobsidian-cli create "$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md" --content "$(printf '\n%s' "- $(date +%H:%M) Deploy completed")" --append```

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