obsidian

obsidian — Plugin Development + Desktop Automation

Replaces: obsidian-plugin · obsidian-cli Plugin install: claude plugin marketplace add akillness/jeo-skills Skill install: npx skills add https://github.com/akillness/jeo-skills --skill obsidian

When to use this skill

Plugin development path:

Generate a new Obsidian plugin with clean boilerplate (no bloat)
Fix ESLint violations from eslint-plugin-obsidianmd (27 rules)
Prepare a plugin for community directory submission
Apply memory-safe lifecycle, type safety, accessibility, CSS variables

CLI automation path:

Drive desktop Obsidian via official CLI (obsidian command)
Execute vault/note targeting, daily-note, search, create, read, tasks
Use obsidian:// URI for app handoff from launchers/browsers/scripts
Plugin/theme development loop (reload, screenshot, eval, devtools)

Markdown & content patterns (kepano/obsidian-skills):

Wikilinks, embeds, callouts, frontmatter, Obsidian Bases queries, JSON Canvas

When not to use this skill

Headless Sync/Publish without desktop → Obsidian Headless
Raw filesystem markdown edits → direct filesystem writes
Shell-native notes backend → nb, zk, or Joplin Terminal
Richer external CRUD/frontmatter → Local REST API or Advanced URI plugin

Instructions

Routing: choose your path first

obsidian_intent:
  path: plugin-dev | cli-automation | markdown-patterns
  surface: boilerplate | eslint-fix | submission | cli-command | uri-handoff | developer-mode | content-patterns

Plugin development quick start

# Generate boilerplate
npx github:gapmiss/obsidian-plugin-skill create-plugin

# Install ESLint validation
npm install --save-dev eslint eslint-plugin-obsidianmd
npx eslint src/         # validate all 27 rules
npx eslint src/ --fix   # auto-fix where possible

Key rules: prefer-register-event (memory), no-tfile-cast (type safety), require-aria-label (accessibility), prefer-css-variables (styling). See references/plugin-dev.md for all 27 rules + code patterns.

CLI automation quick start

obsidian help && obsidian version   # verify CLI is enabled
obsidian vault="My Vault" search query="meeting notes"
obsidian vault="My Vault" read path="Projects/Roadmap.md"
obsidian daily:append content="- [ ] Follow up"
obsidian plugin:reload id=my-plugin   # developer mode

URI handoff:

obsidian://open?vault=my%20vault&file=my%20note
obsidian://new?vault=my%20vault&name=new-note

See references/cli-automation.md for full command reference.

Markdown & content patterns (kepano)

Wikilinks: [[Note Name]], [[Note|Alias]], [[Note#Heading]]
Embeds: ![[Note]], ![[image.png|300]]
Callouts: > [!NOTE], > [!WARNING], > [!TIP]
Bases: \``basequeries withfrom, filter, sort, group`
JSON Canvas: nodes + edges structure for visual knowledge graphs

See references/content-patterns.md for full syntax.

Plugin install & distribution

# Install this skill as a Claude Code plugin
claude plugin marketplace add akillness/jeo-skills

# Or install just the obsidian skill via skills CLI
npx skills add https://github.com/akillness/jeo-skills --skill obsidian

Examples

# Example 1: verify CLI availability, then search and append to daily note
obsidian version
obsidian vault="Work" search query="incident postmortem"
obsidian daily:append content="- [ ] Share postmortem summary"

# Example 2: plugin-dev lint/fix loop before submission
npm install --save-dev eslint eslint-plugin-obsidianmd
npx eslint src/
npx eslint src/ --fix

References

references/plugin-dev.md — All 27 ESLint rules, code patterns, submission
references/cli-automation.md — CLI commands, URI, developer mode
references/content-patterns.md — Markdown, Bases, JSON Canvas
eslint-plugin-obsidianmd
Obsidian Plugin Docs
Obsidian CLI
kepano/obsidian-skills

Best practices

Keep outputs deterministic and auditable.
Prefer small reversible changes over broad risky edits.
Record assumptions explicitly.