obsidian-cli

Installation
SKILL.md

Obsidian CLI

Use the obsidian CLI to interact with a running Obsidian instance. Requires Obsidian to be open.

When to Use

  • Use when managing vault content through the Obsidian CLI.
  • Use when developing or debugging Obsidian plugins and themes from the command line.
  • Use when the user wants shell-driven interaction with a running Obsidian app.

Command reference

Run obsidian help to see all available commands. This is always up to date. Full docs: https://help.obsidian.md/cli

Syntax

Parameters take a value with =. Quote values with spaces:

obsidian create name="My Note" content="Hello world"
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