Skills obsidian-helper

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obsidian-helper

Name: obsidian-helper
Author: Claude Code

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Build an Obsidian Note-Taking Assistant

Manage your Obsidian knowledge base efficiently with automated daily journaling, intelligent knowledge capture, and periodic review generation. Integrates seamlessly with Obsidian MCP for hands-free note management.

Supports: Claude Codex Code(CC)

🥈 80 Silver

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Using "obsidian-helper". Create today's daily note

Expected outcome:

Daily note created for 2026-02-24 with 3 inherited tasks from yesterday. Journal includes sections for morning focus, task priorities, and evening reflection.

Using "obsidian-helper". Capture: API versioning best practices - use URL path versioning for major versions

Expected outcome:

Found existing note 'API Design Guidelines'. Added new section '2026-02-24 14:30 Capture' with your insight. Note now contains 5 related best practices.

Using "obsidian-helper". Generate weekly review

Expected outcome:

Week 8 Review (Feb 17-23): 12 notes created, 8 tasks completed, 3 pending. Top themes: API design, documentation, team collaboration. Key insight: Documentation sprint reduced support tickets by 40%.

Security Audit

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v1 • 2/24/2026

This skill contains documentation and instructional content only. All 177 static analysis findings are false positives: the 'external_commands' are markdown code blocks showing example commands for users, 'network' findings are documentation URLs, 'filesystem' references are configuration paths in documentation, and 'env_access' mentions are examples for API key placement. No actual code execution, network requests, or file system access occurs within the skill itself.

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Total audits

No security issues found

Audited by: claude

Quality Score

Architecture

100

Maintainability

Content

Community

100

Security

Spec Compliance

What You Can Build

Daily Knowledge Worker

Start each day with automated journal setup that carries over unfinished tasks and provides structured templates for notes and reflections.

Researcher or Student

Capture research insights, lecture notes, and ideas quickly while the system organizes them into a connected knowledge graph.

Personal Knowledge Base Builder

Implement PARA and Zettelkasten methodologies with automated periodic reviews to surface insights and track progress.

Try These Prompts

Quick Start - Daily Note

Create today's daily note in Obsidian, carrying over any unfinished tasks from yesterday.

Knowledge Capture

Capture this idea to my Obsidian vault: RESTful API design should use nouns for resources and verbs only for HTTP methods.

Weekly Review

Generate a weekly review for the past 7 days, summarizing completed tasks, active projects, and key insights.

Setup and Configuration

Help me configure Obsidian integration with Claude Code. I need step-by-step instructions for my setup.

Best Practices

Always review AI-generated content in the 00_Inbox/AI folder before moving to permanent locations
Use consistent properties (type, tags, status) across notes to enable powerful Dataview queries
Run periodic reviews weekly to maintain awareness of progress and emerging knowledge patterns

Avoid

Do not skip the MCP connection check - verify Obsidian is running before executing commands
Avoid creating notes outside the designated folders without explicit user confirmation
Do not rewrite entire notes - use append and patch operations to preserve existing content

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to install before using this skill?

You need Obsidian desktop app, the Local REST API plugin installed in Obsidian, and the mcp-obsidian package configured in your Claude Code MCP settings. The skill will guide you through setup on first use.

Where are my notes stored?

Notes are stored in your Obsidian vault. New content from AI goes to 00_Inbox/AI/ by default, then you can move it to appropriate folders like Daily Notes, Projects, or Resources.

Can this skill work without the Obsidian app running?

No, the Local REST API plugin must be active in a running Obsidian instance for the MCP tools to communicate with your vault.

How does the daily note inheritance work?

The skill reads yesterday's daily note, extracts all unchecked todo items (lines starting with - [ ]), and adds them to today's note under a 'From Yesterday' section.

What languages does this skill support?

The skill supports both Chinese and English interfaces. Configuration guides and user-facing messages adapt to your language preference.

Can I customize the note templates?

Yes, create a _config/obsidian-helper.md file in your vault to customize folder locations, date formats, and other settings that the skill respects.