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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.

97

16.66x
Quality

96%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

100%

16.66x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

92%

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

This is a high-quality skill that is concise, actionable, and well-structured. It efficiently covers both basic vault operations and plugin development workflows with concrete, executable examples. The plugin development section stands out with its clear validation-driven workflow. The only minor weakness is that progressive disclosure relies primarily on `obsidian help` and an external URL rather than bundled reference files.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The content is lean and efficient throughout. It assumes Claude knows what Obsidian is, what CLI tools are, and how bash works. Every section provides only the information needed to use the tool correctly, with no padding or unnecessary explanation.

3 / 3

Actionability

Every section includes concrete, copy-paste ready bash commands. The common patterns section provides a comprehensive set of real examples covering reads, creates, searches, daily notes, properties, tasks, tags, and backlinks. The plugin development section has fully executable commands.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The plugin development cycle is clearly sequenced with numbered steps, explicit validation checkpoints (check for errors, verify visually, check console), and a feedback loop ('if errors appear, fix and repeat from step 1'). The simpler operations are single-command and don't require multi-step workflows.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The content is well-organized with clear sections and appropriate structure for its length. It references `obsidian help` and external docs for additional commands, which is good. However, with no bundle files, the external reference to https://help.obsidian.md/cli is the only pointer for deeper content, and the common patterns section could potentially be split out if it grows. The structure is adequate but not exemplary.

2 / 3

Total

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12

Passed

Description

100%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

This is a strong, well-crafted description that clearly identifies the tool (Obsidian CLI), lists concrete capabilities across two domains (vault management and plugin/theme development), and includes an explicit 'Use when...' clause with natural trigger terms. It is specific, complete, and highly distinctive.

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Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions: read, create, search, manage notes/tasks/properties, reload plugins, run JavaScript, capture errors, take screenshots, inspect the DOM. Very comprehensive.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both 'what' (interact with Obsidian vaults via CLI to read, create, search, manage notes, develop plugins/themes) and 'when' with an explicit 'Use when...' clause covering vault interaction, note management, search, vault operations, and plugin/theme development.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'Obsidian vault', 'notes', 'tasks', 'search', 'plugin', 'theme', 'command line', 'DOM', 'debug'. Good coverage of both note management and development use cases.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Highly distinctive — 'Obsidian' and 'Obsidian CLI' are very specific product references that create a clear niche. Unlikely to conflict with generic note-taking or code development skills due to the explicit Obsidian context.

3 / 3

Total

12

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12

Passed

Validation

100%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation11 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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