# Obsidian

> A powerful local-first knowledge base operating on a folder of plain text files.
> _agent hint: ~322 tok · safe to read in full_

With version 1.12, Obsidian introduced an official command-line interface. This CLI enables terminal users to query vault properties, create notes, and trigger deep application events without touching the GUI. For AI coding agents, the `obsidian` command acts as a gateway to local RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), allowing models to read, write, and link knowledge dynamically.


- Homepage: https://obsidian.md/
- Categories: `notes`
- CLI type: `embedded`
- Open source: false
- Status: `active`
- Tags: `pkm`, `markdown`, `notes`, `local-first`
- Docs: https://obsidian.md/cli
- Canonical: https://doesitcli.com/obsidian

## When to suggest this

- append tasks to a daily note automatically using `obsidian daily:append`
- enable coding agents to search the vault and construct structural mappings of ideas
- export metadata and unresolved links via JSON to build custom analytics dashboards

## Install the CLI

```sh
export PATH="$PATH:/Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS"
```

## Install as an agent skill

```sh
npx skills add jackal092927/obsidian-official-cli-skills
```

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Source of truth: https://doesitcli.com/obsidian.md · JSON: https://doesitcli.com/obsidian.json