obsidian-cli

Interact with Obsidian vaults using the Obsidian CLI to read, create, search, and manage notes, tasks, properties, and more. Also supports plugin and theme development with commands to reload plugins, run JavaScript, capture errors, take screenshots, and inspect the DOM. Use when the user asks to interact with their Obsidian vault, manage notes, search vault content, perform vault operations from the command line, or develop and debug Obsidian plugins and themes.

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Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A tightly organized CLI reference with executable examples, a validation-backed develop/test workflow, and clean navigation via the tool's own help and docs URL. The only thing keeping it from full marks on conciseness is the slightly verbose macOS launch explanation.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Mostly lean with copy-paste command blocks and no concept over-explanation, but the macOS callout narrates the Electron launch mechanism at some length and could be tightened without losing the actionable guidance.	4 / 5
Actionability	Fully executable, copy-paste-ready commands throughout ('obsidian read file="My Note"', 'obsidian property:set name="status" value="done" file="My Note"') with a 'Common patterns' block covering the frequent cases.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	The develop/test cycle is a clear numbered sequence with explicit validation ('Check for errors' via dev:errors) and a feedback loop ('if errors appear, fix and repeat from step 1'), plus a final console check, matching the anchor for explicit checkpoints and error recovery.	5 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	A single well-sectioned file with clear headers and a well-signaled one-level reference ('Run obsidian help to see all available commands... Full docs: https://help.obsidian.md/cli'); no nested or buried references, appropriate for a CLI skill whose canonical reference is the tool's own help.	5 / 5
	Total	19 / 20 Passed

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A strong, third-person description that clearly pairs concrete capabilities with explicit 'Use when...' triggers and is tightly scoped to Obsidian, minimizing conflict risk. The only minor gap is a few missing natural synonym trigger terms.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple concrete actions across both vault operations ('read, create, search, and manage notes, tasks, properties') and plugin development ('reload plugins, run JavaScript, capture errors, take screenshots, and inspect the DOM'), giving comprehensive coverage; the trailing 'and more' is minor filler but does not undermine the specificity.	5 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly states what it does (vault interaction plus plugin/theme development with named commands) and gives a concrete 'Use when...' clause enumerating trigger scenarios, matching the anchor for clear answers to both what and when.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Good natural keyword coverage including 'Obsidian vault', 'manage notes', 'search vault content', and 'develop and debug Obsidian plugins and themes', but a few common user phrases (e.g. backlinks, tags, daily notes) are absent, keeping it just below comprehensive.	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Tightly scoped to the Obsidian CLI with Obsidian-specific triggers ('Obsidian vault', 'Obsidian plugins and themes'), creating a clear niche with minimal overlap risk against generic note or file skills.	5 / 5
	Total	19 / 20 Passed

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Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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Repository: breferrari/obsidian-mind
Path: .claude/skills/obsidian-cli/SKILL.md
Commit: b84464b

Reviewed: 5 days ago

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