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Work with Obsidian vaults using the official obsidian CLI: read/search/create/edit notes, tasks, links, properties, plugins.

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  1. Obsidian
  2. Requirements
  3. Vault model
  4. Command pattern
  5. Common commands
  6. Notes
---
name: obsidian
description: "Work with Obsidian vaults using the official obsidian CLI: read/search/create/edit notes, tasks, links, properties, plugins."
homepage: https://obsidian.md/cli
metadata: { "openclaw": { "emoji": "💎", "requires": { "bins": ["obsidian"] } } }
---

# Obsidian

Use the official `obsidian` CLI for Obsidian vault work. Vault files are plain Markdown, so direct file edits are still fine when safer/faster.

## Requirements

- Obsidian 1.12.7+ installed.
- Settings -> General -> Command line interface enabled.
- `obsidian` registered on PATH.
- Obsidian app running; the CLI connects to the running app.

Check:

```bash
obsidian version
obsidian help
```

macOS registration creates `/usr/local/bin/obsidian` pointing at the app-bundled CLI. Linux registration copies the binary to `~/.local/bin/obsidian`.

## Vault model

- Notes: `*.md`.
- Config: `.obsidian/`; avoid editing unless asked.
- Canvases: `*.canvas` JSON.
- Attachments: vault-configured folder.
- Multiple vaults are common; pass `vault="<name>"` when ambiguous.

Obsidian desktop tracks vaults here:

- `~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian.json`

## Command pattern

```bash
obsidian <command> [name=value] [flag]
obsidian vault="Notes" search query="meeting notes" format=json
```

Parameter values with spaces need quotes. Add `--copy` to copy output where useful.

## Common commands

Open/read:

```bash
obsidian open file=Recipe
obsidian open path="Inbox/Idea.md" newtab
obsidian read
obsidian read file=Recipe
```

Search:

```bash
obsidian search query="TODO" matches
obsidian search query="status::active" format=json
obsidian search:open query="project notes"
```

Create/modify:

```bash
obsidian create name="New Note"
obsidian create path="Inbox/Idea.md" content="# Idea"
obsidian append file=Note content="New line"
obsidian prepend file=Note content="After frontmatter"
```

Move/delete:

```bash
obsidian move file=Note to=Archive/
obsidian move path="Inbox/Old.md" to="Projects/New.md"
obsidian delete file=Note
```

Daily/tasks:

```bash
obsidian daily
obsidian daily:read
obsidian daily:append content="- [ ] Review inbox"
obsidian tasks all todo
obsidian task file=Note line=8 done
```

Properties/links:

```bash
obsidian tags all counts
obsidian property:read file=Note name=status
obsidian property:set file=Note name=status value=done
obsidian backlinks file=Note
obsidian unresolved verbose counts
```

Developer/debug:

```bash
obsidian plugin:reload my-plugin
obsidian dev:errors
obsidian dev:screenshot file=shot.png
obsidian eval "app.vault.getFiles().length"
```

## Notes

- `file=<name>` uses Obsidian-style file resolution; `path=<vault-relative.md>` is exact.
- Prefer CLI move/delete/property commands for Obsidian-aware updates.
- Prefer direct Markdown edits for bulk text changes after locating the vault path.
- Do not rely on third-party `obsidian-cli` unless user explicitly asks for it.

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