Init Vault

Initialize Vault

Set up a new Obsidian vault (or connect an existing one) for project tracking, session logging, and personal knowledge management.

Steps

1. Ask the user about their setup

Determine:

• Do they already have an Obsidian vault? If yes, get the path. If no, suggest creating one (default: iCloud Obsidian directory on macOS, or ~/Documents/Obsidian/My Vault as a cross-platform fallback).
• Where are their projects? Default: ~/dev/
• Do they want to track all discovered repos or select specific ones?

2. Initialize the vault

Call obsidian_init_vault with:

• vault_path: the chosen vault location
• github_root: the projects directory
• use_defaults: true if they want the standard repo list, false for auto-discovery

This creates:

• projects/ -- per-repo status files (populated on first sync)
• sessions/ -- conversation session logs
• context/ -- active threads and work-in-progress tracking
• groups/ -- MOC (Map of Content) files for project groups
• daily/ -- daily notes
• Inbox/ and Inbox/Agent Drafts/ -- incoming items
• Cards/ -- knowledge cards
• Dashboard.md -- main index
• Running TODO.md -- canonical open items list
• sync_config.json -- repo registry (editable)

3. Run the first sync

Call obsidian_sync_projects to populate the vault with current project data.

4. Explain what they have

Tell the user:

• The vault is ready and has {N} projects tracked
• They can run /sync-vault (or obsx sync-projects) to refresh
• The Dashboard shows all projects at a glance
• Running TODO aggregates all open items
• Session logs capture conversation context with structured tags
• They can open the vault in Obsidian to see the graph view

5. Suggest next steps

• Open the vault in Obsidian
• If the morning/evening/idea/weekly skills are installed, mention them as available workflows
• Edit sync_config.json in the vault to customize tracked repos
• Re-run /sync-vault any time to refresh project data

When to use

• First time using obsidian-connector
• When the user says "set up a vault", "create a vault", "init", "get started"
• When obsidian_doctor reports no vault found