/obsidian

Direct filesystem access to Obsidian vault. Use this when the Obsidian MCP is unavailable or unreliable.

Vault Location

export OBSIDIAN_VAULT="$HOME/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~md~obsidian/Documents/<your-vault>"

Note: Set OBSIDIAN_VAULT in your shell profile. This is typically an iCloud-synced vault that syncs across devices.

Quick Actions

Vault Structure

personal/
├── Diary/              # Daily entries (MM-DD-YYYY.md)
├── Golems/             # Golems-related ideas and notes
├── Project notes.md    # Project notes
├── מזכרות.md           # Memos (Hebrew)
└── *.md                # Other notes

Common Commands

List Recent Notes (last 7 days)

VAULT="$OBSIDIAN_VAULT"
find "$VAULT" -name "*.md" -mtime -7 -type f

Search Note Content

VAULT="$OBSIDIAN_VAULT"
grep -r -l "search term" "$VAULT" --include="*.md"

List All Notes

VAULT="$OBSIDIAN_VAULT"
find "$VAULT" -name "*.md" -type f | head -30

Read a Note

cat "$OBSIDIAN_VAULT/Golems/Golems Ideas.md"

Key Notes Reference

Safety Rules

1. Don't delete notes - Only create or update
2. Preserve formatting - Keep existing markdown structure
3. Respect Hebrew content - Some notes are in Hebrew, preserve encoding
4. Backup before bulk changes - iCloud syncs, but be careful with mass edits