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Obsidian Integration

Obsidian is used as the local vault for notes, knowledge base, and workspace management. Claude interacts with Obsidian via a CLI that communicates with the running Obsidian instance.

Setup

1. Install Obsidian

Download and install from obsidian.md. Open your vault.

2. Ensure the CLI Is Available

The obsidian CLI must be installed and accessible from the terminal. Run:
If it works, the integration is ready. No .env variables are required.

Available Commands

The obs-obsidian-cli skill provides vault interaction: EvoNexus includes several Obsidian-specific skills:

Key Features

  • File targeting: Use file=<name> (wikilink-style) or path=<path> (exact path from vault root)
  • Vault targeting: Use vault="Name" to target a specific vault
  • Silent mode: Add silent flag to prevent files from opening in the UI
  • Clipboard: Add --copy to copy output to clipboard
  • Plugin development: Supports reloading plugins, running JavaScript, capturing errors, and taking screenshots