Can I use custom PARA or Zettelkasten structures?

Yes, the skill is optimized for PARA+Zettelkasten but can be customized via a config file within your vault to match your specific folder hierarchy.

How do I connect my Obsidian vault to Claude?

You must install the 'Local REST API' plugin in Obsidian, enable it, and add your API key to your Claude MCP configuration file (mcp.json).

Does this skill risk overwriting my personal notes?

No, the skill is designed with strict 'Append-Only' rules and defaults to an AI-specific inbox (00_Inbox/AI/) to ensure your existing content is never overwritten without permission.

What happens if the MCP connection fails?

The skill includes a 'Step 0' check that detects connection issues and provides a full Chinese/English setup guide to help you troubleshoot the Local REST API.

Obsidian Helper

Name: Obsidian Helper
Author: ZhanlinCui

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Productivity & Workflow

Manages your Obsidian vault through smart daily notes, intelligent knowledge capture, and automated periodic reviews.

About

The Obsidian Helper skill transforms Claude into a powerful bridge to your personal knowledge management system. By integrating with the Obsidian Local REST API via MCP, it automates the creation of daily journals with task carry-over, provides intelligent content capture that identifies relevant notes before appending, and generates comprehensive weekly or monthly reviews. Adhering to strict PARA+Zettelkasten workflows, it ensures data safety by using an AI-specific inbox and non-destructive appending rules, making it an essential tool for developers and knowledge workers who want to maintain an organized vault without manual friction.

Key Features

Smart Daily Notes: Automatically creates daily entries and carries over unfinished tasks from the previous day.
Automated Periodic Reviews: Generates detailed weekly and monthly summaries of tasks, achievements, and insights.
Strict Safety Rules: Follows a 'whitelist' property system and append-only logic to prevent data loss or vault clutter.
MCP Connection Guard: Built-in diagnostic step that provides step-by-step setup guidance for the Obsidian Local REST API.
17 GitHub stars
Intelligent Capture: Searches your vault for relevant notes to append new ideas or creates new ones in a dedicated AI inbox.

Use Cases

Starting a workday by initializing a daily note that syncs pending tasks from yesterday.
Conducting deep-work retrospectives by generating automated summaries of all notes and tasks modified during the week.
Capturing research snippets or terminal logs directly into relevant project notes using the /capture command.

About

Key Features

Smart Daily Notes: Automatically creates daily entries and carries over unfinished tasks from the previous day.
Automated Periodic Reviews: Generates detailed weekly and monthly summaries of tasks, achievements, and insights.
Strict Safety Rules: Follows a 'whitelist' property system and append-only logic to prevent data loss or vault clutter.
MCP Connection Guard: Built-in diagnostic step that provides step-by-step setup guidance for the Obsidian Local REST API.
17 GitHub stars
Intelligent Capture: Searches your vault for relevant notes to append new ideas or creates new ones in a dedicated AI inbox.

Use Cases

Starting a workday by initializing a daily note that syncs pending tasks from yesterday.
Conducting deep-work retrospectives by generating automated summaries of all notes and tasks modified during the week.
Capturing research snippets or terminal logs directly into relevant project notes using the /capture command.