How do I install the Trilium skill?

Run npx skillmds add modbender/trilium 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.

Is Trilium safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: makes network calls, reads secrets. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Trilium?

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 Trilium free to use?

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

Who published Trilium?

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

Trilium by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Trilium
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

Trilium

Work with Trilium Notes (notebook app) and automate via Trilium Notes ETAPI. This skill allows you to read, search, and create notes in your Trilium database. Use to manage notebook content or search for information within Trilium. To get started: (1) In Trilium, go to Options -> ETAPI and create a new ETAPI token. (2) Set TRILIUM_ETAPI_TOKEN and TRILIUM_SERVER_URL in your environment or .env file.

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Trilium Notes

Work with Trilium Notes via the ETAPI.

Configuration

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.

Frequently asked questions