| name | obsidian |
| description | Manage prompts in your Obsidian vault. Use for saving, listing, and loading reusable prompts. Triggers on /obsidian commands, Obsidian vault operations, or prompt management requests. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash |
Obsidian Prompt Manager
Manage reusable prompts in your Obsidian vault from Claude Code using native tools.
Configuration
Configuration is stored in the skill's config.json:
{
"vaultPath": "/path/to/your/vault",
"promptsFolder": "Claude-Prompts"
}
Config location: ~/.claude/skills/obsidian/config.json (personal) or .claude/skills/obsidian/config.json (project)
Commands
/obsidian setup <vault-path>
Configure your Obsidian vault path.
Steps to execute:
Validate path exists:
Use Bash: ls -la <vault-path>If path doesn't exist, inform user and stop.
Create prompts folder:
Use Bash: mkdir -p <vault-path>/Claude-PromptsSave configuration: Use Write tool to update config.json:
{ "vaultPath": "<vault-path>", "promptsFolder": "Claude-Prompts" }Confirm to user: "Vault configured:
Prompts folder: /Claude-Prompts"
/obsidian save "<title>" [--tags tag1,tag2]
Save a prompt to your Obsidian vault.
Steps to execute:
Read config: Use Read tool on config.json to get vaultPath. If vaultPath is empty, ask user to run
/obsidian setupfirst.Get prompt content: Ask user: "What content should I save for this prompt?"
Create markdown file: Use Write tool to create
<vaultPath>/Claude-Prompts/<title>.md:--- title: "<title>" date: <YYYY-MM-DD> tags: - claude-prompt - <additional tags if provided> --- # <title> <prompt content>Confirm to user: "Saved:
/Claude-Prompts/ .md"
/obsidian list [--search <keyword>]
List all saved prompts from your vault.
Steps to execute:
Read config: Use Read tool on config.json to get vaultPath. If vaultPath is empty, ask user to run
/obsidian setupfirst.Find prompts: Use Glob tool:
<vaultPath>/Claude-Prompts/**/*.mdIf --search provided: Use Grep tool to filter files containing the keyword.
For each file found: Use Read tool to extract:
- Title (from frontmatter or filename)
- Preview (first line of content after frontmatter)
Display formatted list:
Found X prompt(s): <Title 1> Path: <relative-path> Preview: <first 60 chars>... <Title 2> ...
/obsidian use "<prompt-name>"
Load and execute a saved prompt.
Steps to execute:
Read config: Use Read tool on config.json to get vaultPath. If vaultPath is empty, ask user to run
/obsidian setupfirst.Find the prompt: Use Glob tool:
<vaultPath>/Claude-Prompts/**/*.mdMatch filename or title (case-insensitive) to. If not found: List available prompts and ask user to choose.
Read prompt file: Use Read tool to get file contents.
Extract content: Remove YAML frontmatter (everything between
---markers). Remove the title header line (starts with#).Execute the prompt: Treat the extracted content as if the user typed it. Respond to it as a new instruction.
Examples
Setup Example
User: /obsidian setup ~/Documents/MyVault
Claude: Let me configure your Obsidian vault...
[Uses Bash to verify path exists]
[Uses Bash to create Claude-Prompts folder]
[Uses Write to save config.json]
Vault configured: /Users/you/Documents/MyVault
Prompts folder: /Users/you/Documents/MyVault/Claude-Prompts
Save Example
User: /obsidian save "Code Review Checklist" --tags review,quality
Claude: What content should I save for this prompt?
User: Review this code for: 1) bugs 2) performance 3) security
Claude: [Uses Write to create the markdown file]
Saved: /Users/you/Documents/MyVault/Claude-Prompts/Code Review Checklist.md
List Example
User: /obsidian list
Claude: [Uses Glob to find .md files]
[Uses Read to extract titles and previews]
Found 3 prompt(s):
Code Review Checklist
Path: Code Review Checklist.md
Preview: Review this code for: 1) bugs 2) performance...
Debug Helper
Path: Debug Helper.md
Preview: Help me debug this issue by...
Use Example
User: /obsidian use "Code Review Checklist"
Claude: [Uses Glob to find the file]
[Uses Read to get contents]
[Extracts content, removing frontmatter]
Now executing prompt: "Review this code for: 1) bugs 2) performance 3) security"
[Claude then responds as if user typed that prompt]