Obsidian Knowledge Base

Obsidian vault = folder with Markdown files + .obsidian/ config.

Configuration

• Vault Path: /home/ruslan/webdav/data/ruslain

• Env: OBSIDIAN_VAULT=/home/ruslan/webdav/data/ruslain

CLI Usage

Scripts location: /home/ruslan/.openclaw/workspace/skills/obsidian/scripts

Note: Global flags (--vault, --json) must come BEFORE the command.

export OBSIDIAN_VAULT=/home/ruslan/webdav/data/ruslain
cd /home/ruslan/.openclaw/workspace/skills/obsidian/scripts

# Search (fuzzy/phonetic) - uses ripgrep for speed
python3 obsidian_search.py "$OBSIDIAN_VAULT" "query" --limit 10 --json

# List notes
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json list                    # all notes
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json list "Projects"         # in folder

# List folders
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json folders

# Read note
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json read "Note Name"

# Create note
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json create "Title" -c "Content" -f "Folder" -t tag1 tag2
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json create "Title" -c "Content" --auto-folder  # auto-detect folder

# Edit note
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json edit "Note" append -c "Text to append"
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json edit "Note" prepend -c "Text at start"
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json edit "Note" replace -c "New full content"
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json edit "Note" replace-section -s "Summary" -c "New section text"

# Tags
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json tags

# Links (incoming/outgoing)
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json links "Note Name"

# Suggest folder for content
python3 obsidian_cli.py --json suggest-folder "content text" --title "Note Title"

Workflow: Query Knowledge Base

1. Run obsidian_search.py with user query

2. Read top results if needed for context

3. Formulate answer based on found content

4. Cite sources: [[Note Name]]

Workflow: Save Note

1. If no folder specified → run suggest-folder or use --auto-folder

2. Create note with create command

3. Add appropriate tags based on content

4. Report created path to user

Workflow: Edit Note by Prompt

User prompts like:

• "Добавь резюме в конец заметки X" → edit X append -c "..."

• "Перепиши заметку Y более кратко" → read note, rewrite, edit Y replace -c "..."

• "Добавь секцию 'Выводы' в заметку Z" → edit Z replace-section -s "Выводы" -c "..."

Note Format

---
created: 2024-01-15T10:30:00
modified: 2024-01-15T12:00:00
tags:
  - project
  - work
---

# Title

Content with [[wikilinks]] and #inline-tags.

Wikilinks

• [[Note Name]] — link to note

• [[Note Name|Display Text]] — link with alias

• [[Note Name#Section]] — link to section

Frontmatter Fields

Standard fields:

• created — creation timestamp

• modified — last edit timestamp

• tags — list of tags

• aliases — alternative names for linking

Search Behavior

obsidian_search.py uses:

• ripgrep for fast initial filtering

• Title matching (highest weight)

• Tag matching

• Fuzzy content search with phonetic transliteration (RU↔EN)

• Returns: path, title, score, matched context