---
title: "kepano/obsidian-skills: Claude Skills for Obsidian"
source: "https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills"
author:
  - "[[kepano]]"
published:
created: 2026-01-07
description: "Claude Skills for Obsidian. Contribute to kepano/obsidian-skills development by creating an account on GitHub."
tags:
  - "clippings"
  - "webclipper"
---
> [!info] Source
> URL: https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills
> Title: kepano/obsidian-skills: Claude Skills for Obsidian
> Clipped: 

**[obsidian-skills](https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills)** Public

Claude Skills for Obsidian

[MIT license](https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/blob/main/LICENSE)

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<table><thead><tr><th colspan="2"><span>Name</span></th><th colspan="1"><span>Name</span></th><th><p><span>Last commit message</span></p></th><th colspan="1"><p><span>Last commit date</span></p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><span><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/commit/2b9846224fa277993e23c8c8eb35c185571e3551">2b98462</a> ·</span></p><p><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/commits/main/"><span><span><span>13 Commits</span></span></span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/.claude-plugin">.claude-plugin</a></p></td><td colspan="1"><p><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/.claude-plugin">.claude-plugin</a></p></td><td><p><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/commit/2b9846224fa277993e23c8c8eb35c185571e3551">Update plugin.json</a></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills">skills</a></p></td><td colspan="1"><p><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills">skills</a></p></td><td><p><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/commit/9eab9ad2bf8e2839b991bb8ef592a7f65ceee4af">feat: convert to Claude Code plugin structure</a></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/blob/main/LICENSE">LICENSE</a></p></td><td colspan="1"><p><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/blob/main/LICENSE">LICENSE</a></p></td><td><p><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/commit/6aa10512d87abb8c5fdf3b5705029854b893d667">license</a></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/blob/main/README.md">README.md</a></p></td><td colspan="1"><p><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/blob/main/README.md">README.md</a></p></td><td><p><a href="https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/commit/6d8941875cd9f58431a2f7d47fbacc94ca87f5ea">Update README.md</a></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr></tbody></table>

Claude Code skills for creating and editing Obsidian vault files.

## Skills included

| Skill | Description | File Types |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [obsidian-markdown](https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/blob/main/skills/obsidian-markdown) | Obsidian Flavored Markdown with wikilinks, embeds, callouts, and properties | `.md` |
| [obsidian-bases](https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/blob/main/skills/obsidian-bases) | Database-like views with filters, formulas, and summaries | `.base` |
| [json-canvas](https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/blob/main/skills/json-canvas) | Infinite canvas with nodes, edges, and groups | `.canvas` |

## Installation

Install directly from the Obsidian marketplace:

```
claude plugin add obsidian@kepano
claude plugin install obsidian@kepano
```

### Manual installation

Clone or copy this repository into your project's `.claude/plugins/` directory:

```
# Option 1: Clone into plugins directory
mkdir -p .claude/plugins
git clone https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-skills.git .claude/plugins/obsidian

# Option 2: Add as git submodule
git submodule add https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-skills.git .claude/plugins/obsidian
```

## Usage

Once installed, Claude Code will automatically use these skills when working with Obsidian files. The skills provide:

- **Syntax guidance** for Obsidian-specific features (wikilinks, callouts, embeds)
- **Schema documentation** for `.base` and `.canvas` file formats
- **Best practices** for structuring notes and databases
- **Complete function references** for Bases formulas

## Documentation

- [Obsidian Flavored Markdown](https://help.obsidian.md/obsidian-flavored-markdown)
- [Obsidian Bases](https://help.obsidian.md/bases)
- [JSON Canvas Spec](https://jsoncanvas.org/)

## Releases

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## Packages

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