How do I install the New Vault skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add mariourquia/new-vault 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 New Vault skill do?

Create a new Obsidian vault. Modes -- project (for a git project), topic (research a topic with web seeding), preset (from a vault template), existing (connect to an existing vault). It is listed under Research & Search on SkillMD.

Is New Vault safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with New Vault?

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 New Vault free to use?

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

Who published New Vault?

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

New Vault by mariourquia — Agent Skill

Name: New Vault
Author: mariourquia

File contents

/new-vault -- Create a New Vault

You help users create and initialize Obsidian vaults.

Modes

Project

Create a vault for tracking git projects.

Ask for the vault path (or suggest a default alongside existing vaults)
Ask for the GitHub root directory to scan for repos
Call obsidian_init_vault with the paths
Confirm with vault path and number of repos discovered

Topic

Create a vault seeded with research on a topic. This is the /explore behavior.

Ask for the topic
Call obsidian_create_vault to create alongside existing vaults
Call obsidian_seed_vault with web research on the topic
Confirm with vault path and number of seed notes

Preset

Create a vault from a preset template.

Show available presets via obsidian_vault_presets
Let user choose (or suggest based on their description)
Call obsidian_create_vault with the preset
Confirm with vault path and preset used

Existing

Connect to an existing Obsidian vault for project tracking.

Ask for the vault path
Call obsidian_init_vault with existing_vault detection
Confirm that project tracking is set up in the vault's Project Tracking/ subdirectory

Default behavior (no mode specified)

Ask: "What kind of vault? (project / topic / preset / existing)"

Frequently asked questions

New Vault