Obsidian - read, search, write and edit direct to obsidian vault.

Obsidian Knowledge Base

Obsidian vault = folder with Markdown files + .obsidian/ config.

Configuration

• -Vault Path: /home/ruslan/webdav/data/ruslain
• -Env: OBSIDIAN_VAULT=/home/ruslan/webdav/data/ruslain

CLI Usage

Scripts location: /home/ruslan/.openclaw/workspace/skills/obsidian/scripts

Note: Global flags (--vault, --json) must come BEFORE the command.

export OBSIDIAN_VAULT=/home/ruslan/webdav/data/ruslain
cd /home/ruslan/.openclaw/workspace/skills/obsidian/scripts

Search (fuzzy/phonetic) - uses ripgrep for speed
python3 obsidian_search.py "$OBSIDIAN_VAULT" "query" --limit 10 --json

List notes
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json list                    # all notes
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json list "Projects"         # in folder

List folders
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json folders

Read note
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json read "Note Name"

Create note
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json create "Title" -c "Content" -f "Folder" -t tag1 tag2
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json create "Title" -c "Content" --auto-folder  # auto-detect folder

Edit note
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json edit "Note" append -c "Text to append"
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json edit "Note" prepend -c "Text at start"
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json edit "Note" replace -c "New full content"
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json edit "Note" replace-section -s "Summary" -c "New section text"

Tags
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json tags

Links (incoming/outgoing)
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json links "Note Name"

Suggest folder for content
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json suggest-folder "content text" --title "Note Title"

Workflow: Query Knowledge Base

1. Run obsidian_search.py with user query

2. Read top results if needed for context

3. Formulate answer based on found content

4. Cite sources: [[Note Name]]

Workflow: Save Note

1. If no folder specified → run suggest-folder or use --auto-folder

2. Create note with create command

3. Add appropriate tags based on content

4. Report created path to user

Workflow: Edit Note by Prompt

User prompts like:

• -"Добавь резюме в конец заметки X" → edit X append -c "..."
• -"Перепиши заметку Y более кратко" → read note, rewrite, edit Y replace -c "..."
• -"Добавь секцию 'Выводы' в заметку Z" → edit Z replace-section -s "Выводы" -c "..."

Note Format

---
created: 2024-01-15T10:30:00
modified: 2024-01-15T12:00:00
tags:
  - project
  - work
---

Title

Content with [[wikilinks]] and #inline-tags.

Wikilinks

• -[[Note Name]] — link to note
• -[[Note Name|Display Text]] — link with alias
• -[[Note Name#Section]] — link to section

Frontmatter Fields

Standard fields:

• -created — creation timestamp
• -modified — last edit timestamp
• -tags — list of tags
• -aliases — alternative names for linking

Search Behavior

obsidian_search.py uses:

• -ripgrep for fast initial filtering
• -Title matching (highest weight)
• -Tag matching
• -Fuzzy content search with phonetic transliteration (RU↔EN)
• -Returns: path, title, score, matched context