This skill requires a Trilium ETAPI token and the server URL. These should be stored in the environment or passed by the user.
TRILIUM_ETAPI_TOKEN: Your ETAPI token (generated in Trilium -> Options -> ETAPI).
TRILIUM_SERVER_URL: The URL of your Trilium server (e.g., http://localhost:8080).
Core Concepts
Note ID: A unique identifier for a note (e.g., root, _day_2026-02-11).
Attributes: Metadata attached to notes (labels, relations).
ETAPI: The External Trilium API, a REST API for interacting with the database.
Example Prompts
Search for information
"Search my Trilium notes for 'Home Lab'"
"Find any notes in Trilium about 'Docker configuration'"
"What did I write in Trilium about 'Project X'?"
Create new content
"Create a new note in Trilium called 'Meeting Notes' under the root folder"
"Add a note to Trilium with title 'Ideas' and content 'Buy more coffee'"
"Create a text note in Trilium under my 'Projects' folder"
Read and retrieve
"Show me the content of my Trilium note called 'Todo List'"
"Get the details for the Trilium note with ID 'U5cC2X3KKPdC'"
Reference Documentation
For detailed API information, see references/api.md.
1---2name: trilium3description: Trilium Notes4---56# Trilium Notes78Work with Trilium Notes via the [ETAPI](https://github.com/zadam/trilium/wiki/Etapi).910## Configuration1112This skill requires a Trilium ETAPI token and the server URL. These should be stored in the environment or passed by the user.1314- `TRILIUM_ETAPI_TOKEN`: Your ETAPI token (generated in Trilium -> Options -> ETAPI).15- `TRILIUM_SERVER_URL`: The URL of your Trilium server (e.g., `http://localhost:8080`).1617## Core Concepts1819- **Note ID**: A unique identifier for a note (e.g., `root`, `_day_2026-02-11`).20- **Attributes**: Metadata attached to notes (labels, relations).21- **ETAPI**: The External Trilium API, a REST API for interacting with the database.2223## Example Prompts2425### Search for information26- "Search my Trilium notes for 'Home Lab'"27- "Find any notes in Trilium about 'Docker configuration'"28- "What did I write in Trilium about 'Project X'?"2930### Create new content31- "Create a new note in Trilium called 'Meeting Notes' under the root folder"32- "Add a note to Trilium with title 'Ideas' and content 'Buy more coffee'"33- "Create a text note in Trilium under my 'Projects' folder"3435### Read and retrieve36- "Show me the content of my Trilium note called 'Todo List'"37- "Get the details for the Trilium note with ID 'U5cC2X3KKPdC'"3839## Reference Documentation40For detailed API information, see [references/api.md](references/api.md).
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