Skill for the official Obsidian CLI (v1.12+). Complete vault automation including files, daily notes, search, tasks, tags, properties, links, bookmarks, base...
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The official Obsidian CLI connects to a running Obsidian instance via IPC. Requires Obsidian 1.12+ with CLI enabled in Settings > General.
obsidianImportant: Obsidian must be running for CLI commands to work. The CLI communicates with the running instance via IPC.
obsidianPrivateTmp=falseobsidian version # Show Obsidian version obsidian help # List all available commands obsidian vault # Show vault info (name, path, files, size) obsidian vault info=name # Just vault name obsidian vault info=path # Just vault path obsidian reload # Reload the vault obsidian restart # Restart the app
obsidian daily # Open today's daily note obsidian daily silent # Open without focusing obsidian daily:read # Read daily note contents obsidian daily:append content="- [ ] Task" # Append to daily note obsidian daily:prepend content="# Header" # Prepend to daily note obsidian daily paneType=tab # Open in new tab (tab|split|window)
obsidian read file=Recipe # Read by name (wikilink resolution) obsidian read path="Work/notes.md" # Read by exact path obsidian file file=Recipe # Show file info (path, size, dates) obsidian create name=Note content="Hello" # Create a new note obsidian create name=Note template=Travel # Create from template obsidian create path="Work/note.md" content="text" # Create at exact path obsidian create name=Note overwrite # Overwrite if exists obsidian create name=Note silent newtab # Create silently in new tab obsidian open file=Recipe # Open in Obsidian obsidian open file=Recipe newtab # Open in new tab obsidian delete file=Old # Delete (to trash) obsidian delete file=Old permanent # Delete permanently obsidian move file=Old to="Archive/Old.md" # Move/rename (include .md in target) obsidian append file=Log content="Entry" # Append to file obsidian append file=Log content="text" inline # Append inline (no newline) obsidian prepend file=Log content="Header" # Prepend to file obsidian unique name="Meeting" content="notes" # Create note with unique timestamp obsidian wordcount file=Note # Word and character count obsidian wordcount file=Note words # Words only obsidian wordcount file=Note characters # Characters only obsidian random # Open a random note obsidian random:read # Read a random note obsidian random folder="Work" # Random note from folder obsidian recents # List recently opened files obsidian recents total # Count of recent files
obsidian search query="meeting notes" # Search vault obsidian search query="TODO" matches # Show match context obsidian search query="project" path="Work" limit=10 # Scoped search obsidian search query="test" format=json # JSON output obsidian search query="Bug" case # Case-sensitive search obsidian search query="error" total # Count matches only obsidian search:open query="TODO" # Open search view in Obsidian
obsidian tasks daily # Tasks from daily note obsidian tasks daily todo # Incomplete daily tasks obsidian tasks daily done # Completed daily tasks obsidian tasks all todo # All incomplete tasks in vault obsidian tasks file=Recipe done # Completed tasks in file obsidian tasks verbose # Tasks with file paths + line numbers obsidian tasks total # Count of tasks obsidian tasks status="/" # Tasks with custom status character obsidian task daily line=3 toggle # Toggle task completion obsidian task daily line=3 done # Mark task done obsidian task daily line=3 todo # Mark task incomplete obsidian task ref="Work/todo.md:5" toggle # Toggle by file:line reference obsidian task daily line=3 status="/" # Set custom status
# Tags obsidian tags all counts # All tags with counts obsidian tags all counts sort=count # Sorted by frequency obsidian tags file=Note # Tags in specific file obsidian tags total # Total tag count obsidian tag name=project verbose # Tag details with file list obsidian tag name=project total # Count of files with tagProperties (frontmatter)
obsidian properties all counts # All properties with counts obsidian properties all counts sort=count # Sorted by frequency obsidian properties file=Note # Properties of specific file obsidian properties name=status # Files with specific property obsidian properties format=yaml # YAML output obsidian properties format=tsv # TSV output obsidian property:read name=status file=Note # Read a property value obsidian property:set name=status value=done file=Note # Set a property obsidian property:set name=due value="2026-03-01" type=date file=Note # Set with type obsidian property:remove name=status file=Note # Remove a property
Aliases
obsidian aliases # List all aliases in vault obsidian aliases all # Include files without aliases obsidian aliases file=Note # Aliases for specific file obsidian aliases total # Count of aliases obsidian aliases verbose # With file paths
obsidian backlinks file=Note # Files linking to Note obsidian backlinks file=Note counts # With link counts obsidian backlinks file=Note total # Count of backlinks obsidian links file=Note # Outgoing links from Note obsidian links file=Note total # Count of outgoing links obsidian orphans # Files with no incoming links obsidian orphans total # Count of orphans obsidian orphans all # Include non-markdown files obsidian deadends # Files with no outgoing links obsidian deadends total # Count of deadends obsidian unresolved # Broken/unresolved links obsidian unresolved total # Count of unresolved obsidian unresolved counts # With reference counts obsidian unresolved verbose # With source file details obsidian outline file=Note # Headings tree obsidian outline file=Note format=md # Headings as markdown obsidian outline file=Note total # Count of headings
obsidian files total # File count obsidian files folder="Work" ext=md # Filter by folder and extension obsidian folders # List all folders obsidian folders total # Folder count obsidian folders folder="Work" # Subfolders of path obsidian folder path="Work" info=size # Folder size in bytes obsidian folder path="Work" info=files # File count in folder obsidian folder path="Work" info=folders # Subfolder count
obsidian bookmarks # List all bookmarks obsidian bookmarks total # Count of bookmarks obsidian bookmarks verbose # With details obsidian bookmark file="Work/note.md" # Bookmark a file obsidian bookmark file="note.md" subpath="#heading" # Bookmark a heading obsidian bookmark folder="Work" # Bookmark a folder obsidian bookmark search="TODO" # Bookmark a search query obsidian bookmark url="https://example.com" title="Example" # Bookmark a URL
obsidian bases # List all base files obsidian base:views # List views in current base obsidian base:query file=MyBase # Query base, default format obsidian base:query file=MyBase format=json # JSON output obsidian base:query file=MyBase format=csv # CSV output obsidian base:query file=MyBase format=tsv # TSV output obsidian base:query file=MyBase format=md # Markdown table obsidian base:query file=MyBase format=paths # Just file paths obsidian base:query file=MyBase view="View Name" # Query specific view obsidian base:create name="New Item" # Create item in current base view obsidian base:create content="text" silent # Create silently
obsidian templates # List available templates obsidian templates total # Count of templates obsidian template:read name=Daily # Read template content obsidian template:read name=Daily resolve # Read with variables resolved obsidian template:read name=Daily resolve title="My Note" # Resolve with title obsidian template:insert name=Daily # Insert template into active file
obsidian commands # List all command IDs obsidian commands filter="editor" # Filter by prefix obsidian command id=app:open-settings # Execute a command obsidian hotkeys # List assigned hotkeys obsidian hotkeys all # Include unassigned obsidian hotkeys total # Count of hotkeys obsidian hotkeys verbose # With command details obsidian hotkey id=app:open-settings # Hotkey for specific command obsidian hotkey id=app:open-settings verbose # With full details
# Tabs obsidian tabs # List open tabs obsidian tabs ids # With tab IDs obsidian tab:open # Open new empty tab obsidian tab:open file="Work/note.md" # Open file in new tab obsidian tab:open group=2 # Open in specific tab groupWorkspaces
obsidian workspaces # List saved workspaces obsidian workspaces total # Count of workspaces obsidian workspace # Show current workspace tree obsidian workspace ids # With element IDs obsidian workspace:save name="coding" # Save current layout obsidian workspace:load name="coding" # Load saved workspace obsidian workspace:delete name="old" # Delete saved workspace
obsidian history file=Note # List version history for file obsidian history:list # List all files with history obsidian history:read file=Note # Read latest history version obsidian history:read file=Note version=3 # Read specific version obsidian history:restore file=Note version=3 # Restore a version obsidian history:open file=Note # Open file recovery UI obsidian diff file=Note # List/diff local versions obsidian diff file=Note from=1 to=3 # Diff between versions obsidian diff file=Note filter=local # Local versions only obsidian diff file=Note filter=sync # Sync versions only
obsidian sync:status # Show sync status obsidian sync on # Resume sync obsidian sync off # Pause sync obsidian sync:history file=Note # Sync version history obsidian sync:history file=Note total # Count of sync versions obsidian sync:read file=Note version=2 # Read a sync version obsidian sync:restore file=Note version=2 # Restore a sync version obsidian sync:deleted # List files deleted in sync obsidian sync:deleted total # Count of deleted files obsidian sync:open file=Note # Open sync history UI
obsidian publish:site # Show publish site info obsidian publish:status # List all publish changes obsidian publish:status new # New files to publish obsidian publish:status changed # Changed files obsidian publish:status deleted # Deleted files obsidian publish:status total # Count of changes obsidian publish:list # List published files obsidian publish:list total # Count of published files obsidian publish:add file=Note # Publish a file obsidian publish:add changed # Publish all changed files obsidian publish:remove file=Note # Unpublish a file obsidian publish:open file=Note # Open on published site
# Themes obsidian theme # Show active theme obsidian theme name="Minimal" # Get theme info obsidian themes # List installed themes obsidian themes versions # With version numbers obsidian theme:set name="Minimal" # Set active theme obsidian theme:install name="Minimal" # Install community theme obsidian theme:install name="Minimal" enable # Install and activate obsidian theme:uninstall name="Minimal" # Uninstall themeCSS Snippets
obsidian snippets # List installed snippets obsidian snippets:enabled # List enabled snippets obsidian snippet:enable name="custom" # Enable a snippet obsidian snippet:disable name="custom" # Disable a snippet
obsidian plugins # List all installed obsidian plugins filter=core # Core plugins only obsidian plugins filter=community # Community plugins only obsidian plugins versions # With version numbers obsidian plugins:enabled # List enabled plugins obsidian plugins:enabled filter=community versions # Enabled community with versions obsidian plugins:restrict # Check restricted mode status obsidian plugins:restrict on # Enable restricted mode obsidian plugins:restrict off # Disable restricted mode obsidian plugin id=dataview # Get plugin info obsidian plugin:enable id=dataview # Enable plugin obsidian plugin:disable id=dataview # Disable plugin obsidian plugin:install id=dataview # Install community plugin obsidian plugin:install id=dataview enable # Install and enable obsidian plugin:uninstall id=dataview # Uninstall community plugin obsidian plugin:reload id=my-plugin # Reload plugin (dev)
obsidian web url="https://example.com" # Open URL in web viewer obsidian web url="https://example.com" newtab # Open in new tab
# JavaScript evaluation obsidian eval code="app.vault.getFiles().length" # Run JS in Obsidian contextScreenshots
obsidian dev:screenshot # Screenshot to default path obsidian dev:screenshot path=screenshot.png # Screenshot to file
DevTools
obsidian devtools # Toggle Electron devtools
Console & Errors (requires dev:debug on)
obsidian dev:debug on # Attach CDP debugger (required for console) obsidian dev:debug off # Detach debugger obsidian dev:console # Show captured console messages obsidian dev:console limit=10 # Last 10 messages obsidian dev:console level=error # Filter by level (log|warn|error|info|debug) obsidian dev:console clear # Clear captured messages obsidian dev:errors # Show captured JS errors obsidian dev:errors clear # Clear errors
DOM inspection
obsidian dev:dom selector=".workspace" # Query DOM elements obsidian dev:dom selector=".nav-file" total # Count matching elements obsidian dev:dom selector=".nav-file" text # Get text content obsidian dev:dom selector=".nav-file" inner # Get innerHTML obsidian dev:dom selector=".nav-file" all # All matches obsidian dev:dom selector="h1" attr=class # Get attribute obsidian dev:dom selector="h1" css=color # Get CSS property
CSS inspection
obsidian dev:css selector=".workspace" # Inspect CSS with source locations obsidian dev:css selector=".workspace" prop=background # Specific property
Chrome DevTools Protocol
obsidian dev:cdp method="Page.getLayoutMetrics" # Raw CDP command obsidian dev:cdp method="Runtime.evaluate" params='{"expression":"1+1"}'
Mobile emulation
obsidian dev:mobile on # Enable mobile emulation obsidian dev:mobile off # Disable mobile emulation
obsidian vaults # List known vaults obsidian vaults verbose # With paths obsidian vaults total # Count of vaults obsidian vault=Notes daily # Target specific vault obsidian vault=Notes search query="test" # Search in specific vault
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