obsidian-skills
obsidian-skills is a set of skill files that teaches AI coding agents to read and write Obsidian notes, bases, and canvases for note-taking users.
What it is good for
- Letting an AI agent write notes into an Obsidian vault
- Building databases and table views inside Obsidian notes
- Creating visual canvases and diagrams in Obsidian
- Extracting clean text from web pages into notes
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Skill or plugin
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Obsidian
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 50,598
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 obsidian-skills free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use obsidian-skills?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does obsidian-skills work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and Obsidian.
- What is obsidian-skills good for?
- Letting an AI agent write notes into an Obsidian vault, building databases and table views inside Obsidian notes, creating visual canvases and diagrams in Obsidian, and extracting clean text from web pages into notes.
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