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hermes-config/skills/note-taking/obsidian/SKILL.md
Alexander Whitestone 11cc14d707 init: Hermes config, skills, memories, cron
Sovereign backup of all Hermes Agent configuration and data.
Excludes: secrets, auth tokens, sessions, caches, code (separate repo).

Tracked:
- config.yaml (model, fallback chain, toolsets, display prefs)
- SOUL.md (Timmy personality charter)
- memories/ (persistent MEMORY.md + USER.md)
- skills/ (371 files — full skill library)
- cron/jobs.json (scheduled tasks)
- channel_directory.json (platform channels)
- hooks/ (custom hooks)
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obsidian Read, search, and create notes in the Obsidian vault.

Obsidian Vault

Location: Set via OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH environment variable (e.g. in ~/.hermes/.env).

If unset, defaults to ~/Documents/Obsidian Vault.

Note: Vault paths may contain spaces - always quote them.

Read a note

VAULT="${OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH:-$HOME/Documents/Obsidian Vault}"
cat "$VAULT/Note Name.md"

List notes

VAULT="${OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH:-$HOME/Documents/Obsidian Vault}"

# All notes
find "$VAULT" -name "*.md" -type f

# In a specific folder
ls "$VAULT/Subfolder/"
VAULT="${OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH:-$HOME/Documents/Obsidian Vault}"

# By filename
find "$VAULT" -name "*.md" -iname "*keyword*"

# By content
grep -rli "keyword" "$VAULT" --include="*.md"

Create a note

VAULT="${OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH:-$HOME/Documents/Obsidian Vault}"
cat > "$VAULT/New Note.md" << 'ENDNOTE'
# Title

Content here.
ENDNOTE

Append to a note

VAULT="${OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH:-$HOME/Documents/Obsidian Vault}"
echo "
New content here." >> "$VAULT/Existing Note.md"

Obsidian links notes with [[Note Name]] syntax. When creating notes, use these to link related content.