Obsidian Vault

Detect the vault first

Before searching or writing:

1. If the current directory or an ancestor contains .obsidian/, use that as the vault root.
2. Else if OBSIDIAN_VAULT is set, use that path.
3. Else ask the user for the vault path.

Use VAULT_ROOT in every command example below.

Naming conventions

• Index notes: aggregate related topics (e.g., Ralph Wiggum Index.md, Skills Index.md, RAG Index.md)
• Title case for all note names
• Prefer links and index notes over deep folder trees unless the user already has a strong folder convention

Linking