According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, Obsidian via notesmd-cli (obsidian-cli) has 4,856 downloads and 3 stars — ranked #1,933 of 5,078 AI skills overall, and #179 of 442 in Knowledge.

Installs

115

Downloads

4.9K

Stars

Overall Rank

#1,933

Top 39% overall · Top 41% in Knowledge

Platform	Installs	Downloads	Stars	Comments
ClawHub ↗	115	3.3K	3	-
SkillHub ↗	115	4.9K	3	—

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What this skill does

It can search note content, create notes, inspect or edit frontmatter, and move, rename, or delete notes. An Obsidian vault is a regular folder on disk. Verify the target vault and note paths before moving or deleting, and keep backups for important content. Install notesmd-cli only if you trust it with access to the target vault.

Profile published 2026-10-29

What you can do with it

Find notes or search their contents
Create notes and edit frontmatter
Move, rename, or delete notes

When to use it

When you need to find or organize Obsidian notes from the terminal
Before moving notes, changing metadata, or deleting content

Example prompts

Generated from the skill’s documentation as examples; not results of actual runs.

Search this vault for notes about the project plan and list matches only.

Show me the target vault and note paths, then wait for confirmation before moving this note.

Monthly Trend

Downloads4.9K

Stars3

The counting method changed in 2026-09: skills with the same name are now counted separately by author, and the full catalog is covered. Dashed lines show months before the change; they are not compared with later months, and no growth is computed across the change. Other skills share this name; figures from before the change are attributed to this one, which currently has the most downloads.

Month	Downloads	MoM	Stars
2026-09	4.9K	—	3
2026-08	3.7K	+13.6%	3
2026-07	3.3K	+9.9%	3
2026-06	3.0K	+5.3%	3
2026-05	2.9K	—	3
2026-03	2.2K	—	3

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name: obsidian
description: Work with Obsidian vaults (plain Markdown notes) and automate via notesmd-cli.
homepage: https://help.obsidian.md
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---

# Obsidian

Obsidian vault = a normal folder on disk.

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Vault structure (typical)
- Notes: `*.md` (plain text Markdown; edit with any editor)
- Config: `.obsidian/` (workspace + plugin settings; usually don’t touch from scripts)
- Canvases: `*.canvas` (JSON)
- Attachments: whatever folder you chose in Obsidian settings (images/PDFs/etc.)

## Find the active vault(s)

Obsidian desktop tracks vaults here (source of truth):
- `~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian.json`

`notesmd-cli` resolves vaults from that file; vault name is typically the **folder name** (path suffix).

Fast “what vault is active / where are the notes?”
- If you’ve already set a default: `notesmd-cli print-default --path-only`
- Otherwise, read `~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian.json` and use the vault entry with `"open": true`.

## notesmd-cli quick start

Pick a default vault and open behavior (once):
- `notesmd-cli set-default "<vault-folder-name>"`
- `notesmd-cli set-default --open-type editor` (Sets default to use your terminal/GUI `$EDITOR` instead of opening the Obsidian app)
- `notesmd-cli print-default` / `notesmd-cli print-default --path-only`

Search
- `notesmd-cli search` (Interactive fuzzy search for notes; respects Obsidian's excluded files)
- `notesmd-cli search-content "query"` (Searches inside notes; shows snippets + lines)

Create
- `notesmd-cli create "Folder/New note" --content "..."`
- `notesmd-cli create "New note" --open` (Opens in Obsidian, or `$EDITOR` if `--editor` flag is passed)
- **Note:** Works directly on disk (headless supported); Obsidian does *not* need to be running. Reads `.obsidian/app.json` for default new file locations.

Daily Notes
- `notesmd-cli daily` (Creates or opens today's daily note directly on disk)
- Automatically reads your `.obsidian/daily-notes.json` for folder, format, and template configurations.

Frontmatter (YAML Metadata)
- `notesmd-cli frontmatter "NoteName" --print`
- `notesmd-cli frontmatter "NoteName" --edit --key "status" --value "done"`
- `notesmd-cli frontmatter "NoteName" --delete --key "draft"`

Move/rename (safe refactor)
- `notesmd-cli move "old/path/note" "new/path/note"`
- Updates `[[wikilinks]]` and common Markdown links across the vault (this is the main win vs standard `mv`).

Delete
- `notesmd-cli delete "path/note"`

Prefer direct edits when appropriate: open the `.md` file in any editor (`notesmd-cli open "note" --editor`) and change it; Obsidian will automatically pick it up.