Read, create, search, and manage Obsidian vault notes via CLI with built-in plugin development and debugging tools.
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Core vault operations: read, create, append, search notes; manage tasks, properties, tags, and backlinks with flexible file targeting
Daily note shortcuts for quick appends and reads; supports templates, silent mode, clipboard output, and multi-vault targeting
Plugin development workflow: reload plugins, run JavaScript in app context, capture screenshots, inspect DOM an
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Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versionobsidian-cliExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
Fetches obsidian-cli from kepano/obsidian-skills and configures it for Cursor.
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
Restart Cursor to activate obsidian-cli. Access via /obsidian-cli in your agent's command palette.
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Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
Example
Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios
Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage
Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
Example
Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
Example
Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
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Use the obsidian CLI to interact with a running Obsidian instance. Requires Obsidian to be open.
Run obsidian help to see all available commands. This is always up to date. Full docs: https://help.obsidian.md/cli
Parameters take a value with =. Quote values with spaces:
obsidian create name="My Note" content="Hello world"
Flags are boolean switches with no value:
obsidian create name="My Note" silent overwrite
For multiline content use \n for newline and \t for tab.
Many commands accept file or path to target a file. Without either, the active file is used.
file=<name> — resolves like a wikilink (name only, no path or extension needed)path=<path> — exact path from vault root, e.g. folder/note.mdCommands target the most recently focused vault by default. Use vault=<name> as the first parameter to target a specific vault:
obsidian vault="My Vault" search query="test"
obsidian read file="My Note"
obsidian create name="New Note" content="# Hello" template="Template" silent
obsidian append file="My Note" content="New line"
obsidian search query="search term" limit=10
obsidian daily:read
obsidian daily:append content="- [ ] New task"
obsidian property:set name="status" value="done" file="My Note"
obsidian tasks daily todo
obsidian tags sort=count counts
obsidian backlinks file="My Note"
Use --copy on any command to copy output to clipboard. Use silent to prevent files from opening. Use total on list commands to get a count.
After making code changes to a plugin or theme, follow this workflow:
obsidian plugin:reload id=my-plugin
obsidian dev:errors
obsidian dev:screenshot path=screenshot.png
obsidian dev:dom selector=".workspace-leaf" text
obsidian dev:console level=error
Run JavaScript in the app context:
obsidian eval code="app.vault.getFiles().length"
Inspect CSS values:
obsidian dev:css selector=".workspace-leaf" prop=background-color
Toggle mobile emulation:
obsidian dev:mobile on
Run obsidian help to see additional developer commands including CDP and debugger controls.
Make data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example
Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
Steps
Common Pitfalls
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
✓ Use when
Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
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Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: obsidian-cli is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
Keeps context tight: obsidian-cli is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
Registry listing for obsidian-cli matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
Useful defaults in obsidian-cli — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
Keeps context tight: obsidian-cli is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
We added obsidian-cli from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
Registry listing for obsidian-cli matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
obsidian-cli reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
I recommend obsidian-cli for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
obsidian-cli is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
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