Claudian
Claudian is an Obsidian plugin that puts AI coding agents like Claude Code inside your notes vault for working on your notes.
What it is good for
- Editing and rewriting notes directly inside an Obsidian vault
- Searching and organizing files across a personal knowledge base
- Running multi-step tasks on a folder of notes with an AI agent
- Letting several AI chat sessions share instructions and memory
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Install a desktop app or browser extension
Level 3 of 5. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Obsidian, Claude Code, Codex, Grok Build, OpenCode, Pi
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 15,889
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is Claudian free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use Claudian?
- No. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- What does Claudian work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Obsidian, Claude Code, Codex, Grok Build, OpenCode, and Pi.
- What is Claudian good for?
- Editing and rewriting notes directly inside an Obsidian vault, searching and organizing files across a personal knowledge base, running multi-step tasks on a folder of notes with an AI agent, and letting several AI chat sessions share instructions and memory.
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