Obsidian Vault

Obsidian Vault

Search, create, and manage notes in an Obsidian vault with wikilinks and index notes for knowledge management.

Vault conventions

• Index notes: aggregate related topics (e.g., "Ralph Wiggum Index", "Skills Index", "RAG Index")
• Title case for all note names
• No folders for organization - use links and index notes instead

Linking

• Use Obsidian [[wikilinks]] syntax: [[Note Title]]
• Notes link to dependencies/related notes at the bottom
• Index notes are just lists of [[wikilinks]]

Workflows

Search for notes

Search by filename or content in the vault directory.

Create a new note

Use Title Case for filename with content as a unit of learning. Add [[wikilinks]] to related notes at the bottom.

Find related notes and backlinks

Search for [[Note Title]] across the vault to find backlinks.

Note: The vault path is system-specific. Update the vault location for your environment.

Common Pitfalls

• Wrong vault path: The vault path is system-specific. Always verify the vault location before creating or searching notes.
• Not using wikilinks for navigation: Obsidian relies on [[wikilinks]] for backlinks and graph view. Regular markdown links lose this functionality.
• Creating too many nested folders: The vault convention is flat with index notes, not nested folders. Fighting the convention makes notes hard to find.

Code Examples

# Search for notes by name
find "/path/to/obsidian/vault" -name "*.md" | grep -i "keyword"

# Search note content
grep -rl "keyword" "/path/to/obsidian/vault" --include="*.md"

# Find index notes
find "/path/to/obsidian/vault" -name "*Index*"

# Find backlinks for "Note Title"
grep -rl '\[\[Note Title\]\]' "/path/to/obsidian/vault"

Verification Checklist

• Vault path verified
• Search returns expected results
• New notes use Title Case for filenames
• Notes linked with [[wikilinks]] syntax
• Index notes aggregate related topics