Obsidian Skills

Name: Obsidian Skills Review
Item: Obsidian Skills
Rating: 4.1
Author: Aaron Matthews

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For enterprises using Obsidian as a knowledge base, this enables AI agents to create, edit, and organize vault content with full fidelity to Obsidian's propr…

Agent skills for Obsidian vaults covering Obsidian Flavored Markdown, Bases, JSON Canvas, Obsidian CLI, and web content extraction. Maintained by Steph Ango (CEO of Obsidian).

Create and organize notes in your knowledge vault from Claude
Extract web content directly into your note-taking system
Work with linked notes, canvases, and databases natively

41,512 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Why it matters

For enterprises using Obsidian as a knowledge base, this enables AI agents to create, edit, and organize vault content with full fidelity to Obsidian's proprietary syntax.

Best for

Consultants, researchers, and knowledge workers who use Obsidian as their primary PKM tool and want AI agents to operate natively within their vault.

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Source

https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills

By Steph Ango (kepano) — CEO, Obsidian

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

npx skills add git@github.com:kepano/obsidian-skills.git

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me create and organize notes in my knowledge vault from Claude

PrerequisitesObsidian vault; optional: Obsidian CLI, Defuddle CLITime to functional5 minutesCostFree

Trust Signals Reviewed

Stars41,512Contributors16Last updated2026-06-08LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-20 · scanner vattempted-no-data

Community Pulse Growing

Discussed on Reddit

Told myself I would not do any of these stupid Obsidian Skill Challenges, yet he — Reddit · 1031 pts
Character Skill Showcase — "Obsidian Opalstar" Citlali — Reddit · 787 pts
This month, I switched to Obsidian from Notion because of my poor internet conne — Reddit · 641 pts

3 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Reviewed review. These are observations, not a security certification.

audit 2026-07-05 stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 39,877 GitHub stars; 12 contributors; last commit 27d ago; license MIT.

2026-04-02: LIMITATION: Only useful for Obsidian vault workflows — zero utility for organizations not using Obsidian as a knowledge management tool.

Things to check

Requires Obsidian CLI or direct vault file access; no built-in sync for large vaults. Performance depends on vault size and connection method. Limited to Obsidian Flavored Markdown; advanced plugins may not be accessible.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

4/5

Versatility

5/5

Reliability

4/5

Security

3/5

Overall score4.10 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedJul 2026

audit 2026-07-05 stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 39,877 GitHub stars; 12 contributors; last commit 27d ago; license MIT.

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