How do I install the Obsidian CLI skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add lazily01/obsidian-cli in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Obsidian CLI skill do?

Control Obsidian from terminal - create notes, append content, search, manage tasks It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Obsidian CLI safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Obsidian CLI?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Obsidian CLI free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Obsidian CLI?

Lazily01 (@lazily01) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Obsidian CLI by lazily01 — Agent Skill

Name: Obsidian CLI
Author: Lazily01

File contents

Obsidian CLI Skill

Control Obsidian from terminal for automation and integration.

Prerequisites

Obsidian 1.12.4+ installed
Enable CLI in Obsidian: Settings → General → Command line interface
Obsidian app must be running

Common Commands

Daily Notes

# Open today's daily note
obsidian daily

# Append to daily note
obsidian daily:append content="- [ ] New task"

# Prepend to daily note
obsidian daily:prepend content="# Important"

Create & Edit Files

# Create new note
obsidian create name="Note Name" content="# Title\n\nContent"

# Create from template
obsidian create name="Meeting" template=Meeting

# Append to file
obsidian append file=README content="\n## New Section"

# Read file content
obsidian read file=README

Search

# Search vault
obsidian search query="meeting notes"

# Search with context
obsidian search:context query="TODO"

Tasks

# List all tasks
obsidian tasks

# List tasks from daily note
obsidian tasks daily

# Mark task as done
obsidian task file=README line=5 done

Properties

# Set property
obsidian property:set name=status value=done file=README

# Read property
obsidian property:read name=status file=README

Vault Targeting

# Target specific vault
obsidian vault="My Vault" daily

# Target by path (if cwd is vault folder, auto-detected)
obsidian daily

Output Options

# Copy output to clipboard
obsidian read --copy

# JSON format
obsidian tasks format=json

WSL Notes

Since Obsidian runs on Windows, WSL needs special handling:

Use obsidian.exe or create alias
Or use Windows path: /mnt/c/Users/.../Obsidian.exe

Integration Examples

Auto-append to daily note

# Add completion to daily note
obsidian daily:append content="✅ Completed task at $(date)"

Create project document

obsidian create path="项目/新项目/需求文档.md" content="# 需求\n\n## 功能\n- 功能1\n- 功能2"

---name: obsidian-clidescription: Control Obsidian from terminal - create notes, append content, search, manage tasks---# Obsidian CLI SkillControl Obsidian from terminal for automation and integration.## Prerequisites1. Obsidian 1.12.4+ installed2. Enable CLI in Obsidian: Settings → General → Command line interface3. Obsidian app must be running## Common Commands### Daily Notes```bash# Open today's daily noteobsidian daily# Append to daily noteobsidian daily:append content="- [ ] New task"# Prepend to daily noteobsidian daily:prepend content="# Important"```### Create & Edit Files```bash# Create new noteobsidian create name="Note Name" content="# Title\n\nContent"# Create from templateobsidian create name="Meeting" template=Meeting# Append to fileobsidian append file=README content="\n## New Section"# Read file contentobsidian read file=README```### Search```bash# Search vaultobsidian search query="meeting notes"# Search with contextobsidian search:context query="TODO"```### Tasks```bash# List all tasksobsidian tasks# List tasks from daily noteobsidian tasks daily# Mark task as doneobsidian task file=README line=5 done```### Properties```bash# Set propertyobsidian property:set name=status value=done file=README# Read propertyobsidian property:read name=status file=README```## Vault Targeting```bash# Target specific vaultobsidian vault="My Vault" daily# Target by path (if cwd is vault folder, auto-detected)obsidian daily```## Output Options```bash# Copy output to clipboardobsidian read --copy# JSON formatobsidian tasks format=json```## WSL NotesSince Obsidian runs on Windows, WSL needs special handling:- Use `obsidian.exe` or create alias- Or use Windows path: `/mnt/c/Users/.../Obsidian.exe`## Integration Examples### Auto-append to daily note```bash# Add completion to daily noteobsidian daily:append content="✅ Completed task at $(date)"```### Create project document```bashobsidian create path="项目/新项目/需求文档.md" content="# 需求\n\n## 功能\n- 功能1\n- 功能2"```

Frequently asked questions

Obsidian CLI