vault-files
Installation
SKILL.md
Obsidian Vault File Operations
When to Use This Skill
| Use this skill when... | Use the alternative instead when... |
|---|---|
| Reading, creating, appending, moving, renaming, or deleting notes through the running CLI | Doing offline bulk edits across many .md files — use vault-frontmatter or vault-templates |
| Opening or creating today's daily note | Curating MOC hub notes that organise existing content — use vault-mocs |
| Managing folder layout while Obsidian is running | Renaming a note and rewriting all links to it — use vault-wikilinks |
| Recovering a previous version after a bad edit | — use file-history |
| Querying notes structured by a Base view | — use bases |
Comprehensive guidance for managing files, folders, and daily notes in Obsidian vaults using the official Obsidian CLI.
Prerequisites
- Obsidian desktop v1.12.4+ installed
- CLI enabled in Settings → General → Command line interface
- Obsidian must be running (CLI communicates with the running instance)