obsidian Skill
Read, search, create, and edit notes in the Obsidian vault. Published by NousResearch in hermes-agent.
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Research, Includes SKILL.md, Reusable instructions
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29 days ago · MIT license
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What is obsidian Skill?
Read, search, create, and edit notes in the Obsidian vault. Published by NousResearch in hermes-agent. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement. See how SkillIndex evaluates profiles.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Research
- Research use cases
Declared skill metadata
- Declared author: Teknium (teknium1), Hermes Agent
- Declared license: MIT
- Source file: skills/note-taking/obsidian/SKILL.md
These fields retain source and confidence evidence from the indexed SKILL.md.
Compatibility and setup
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use obsidian Skill
- Use it for research.
Built with
Editorial notes
Source
- Creator: NousResearch
- Repository: NousResearch/hermes-agent
- Skill file: skills/note-taking/obsidian/SKILL.md
What it does
Read, search, create, and edit notes in the Obsidian vault.
Skill instructions
Obsidian Vault Use this skill for filesystem-first Obsidian vault work: reading notes, listing notes, searching note files, creating notes, appending content, and adding wikilinks. Vault path Use a known or resolved vault path before calling file tools. The documented vault-path convention is the OBSIDIANVAULTPATH environment variable, for example from ${HERMESHOME:-~/.hermes}/.env. If it is unset, use ~/Documents/Obsidian Vault. File tools do not expand shell variables. Do not pass paths containing $OBSIDIANVAULTPATH to readfile, writefile, patch, or searchfiles; resolve the vault path first and pass a concrete absolute path. Vault paths may contain spaces, which is another reason to prefer file tools over shell commands. If the vault path is unknown, terminal is acceptable for resolving OBSIDIANVAULTPATH or checking whether the fallback path exists. Once the path is known, switch back to file tools. Read a note Use readfile with the resolved absolute path to the note. Prefer this ove
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Frequently asked questions
What is obsidian?
obsidian is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Read, search, create, and edit notes in the Obsidian vault.
Who is obsidian best for?
obsidian is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, research workflows.
How do I install obsidian?
Install or run obsidian using Copy skill directory. Check obsidian for the latest setup command.
Is obsidian actively maintained?
obsidian may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
Project health auto-fetched from the source repository.
Maintain this resource?
Review this source-backed profile, send a correction with evidence, or link to it from your documentation. Claims verify your relationship to the project; profile facts still require source evidence and editorial review.
