Search, create, and manage notes in the Obsidian vault with wikilinks and index notes. Use when user wants to find, create, or organize notes in Obsidian.
Install with the open skills CLI (global, non-interactive — available in every Claude Code session):
npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill "obsidian-vault" -g -a claude-code -yOr manually — clone and copy the skill directory (SKILL.md + companion files):
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mattpocock/skills /tmp/skills && cp -r /tmp/skills/skills/personal/obsidian-vault ~/.claude/skills/obsidian-vault-mattpocockThis skill is a directory: SKILL.md is the entry point; the files below ship with it.
---
name: obsidian-vault
description: Search, create, and manage notes in the Obsidian vault with wikilinks and index notes. Use when user wants to find, create, or organize notes in Obsidian.
---
# Obsidian Vault
## Vault location
`/mnt/d/Obsidian Vault/AI Research/`
Mostly flat at root level.
## Naming conventions
- **Index notes**: aggregate related topics (e.g., `Ralph Wiggum Index.md`, `Skills Index.md`, `RAG Index.md`)
- **Title case** for all note names
- No folders for organization - use links and index notes instead
## Linking
- Use Obsidian `[[wikilinks]]` syntax: `[[Note Title]]`
- Notes link to dependencies/related notes at the bottom
- Index notes are just lists of `[[wikilinks]]`
## Workflows
### Search for notes
```bash
# Search by filename
find "/mnt/d/Obsidian Vault/AI Research/" -name "*.md" | grep -i "keyword"
# Search by content
grep -rl "keyword" "/mnt/d/Obsidian Vault/AI Research/" --include="*.md"
```
Or use Grep/Glob tools directly on the vault path.
### Create a new note
1. Use **Title Case** for filename
2. Write content as a unit of learning (per vault rules)
3. Add `[[wikilinks]]` to related notes at the bottom
4. If part of a numbered sequence, use the hierarchical numbering scheme
### Find related notes
Search for `[[Note Title]]` across the vault to find backlinks:
```bash
grep -rl "\\[\\[Note Title\\]\\]" "/mnt/d/Obsidian Vault/AI Research/"
```
### Find index notes
```bash
find "/mnt/d/Obsidian Vault/AI Research/" -name "*Index*"
```
Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints
Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session