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claude-obsidian
Claude Code plugin that builds a linked Markdown wiki in an Obsidian vault
- Stars
- 16.3k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
- Last release
- Oct 2026
- Language
- Python
2,683 on 21 Apr 202616,343 on 10 Nov 2026
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Overview
A Claude Code plugin and set of 15 Agent Skills that ingest sources from an inbox/ folder into cited, interlinked Markdown notes. It answers questions read-only from the vault, runs a lint for dead links and orphans, and applies all writes as journaled transactions with SHA-256 conflict checks. The same skills can be linked into Codex, OpenCode, Gemini, ZCode, Cursor and Windsurf via a setup script.
Who it is for: Claude Code users keeping a cited, linked Obsidian knowledge base
Ranked among open-source alternatives to Mem (#10 of 10).
Strengths
- Writes are transactional, with hash conflict detection and journal rollback after interrupted writes
- Output is plain Markdown that works in Obsidian or any editor, with originals kept untouched
- Same skills run in Codex, OpenCode, Gemini, ZCode, Cursor and Windsurf via a setup script
- Offers filing modes: Generic, LYT, PARA and Zettelkasten, without moving existing notes
Weaknesses
- No built-in text extraction for PDF and EPUB; only metadata, hash and size
- Web pages and YouTube need a separate runner; OCR needs an external tool
- Notes Claude reads are sent to Anthropic's model; it is not fully offline
- Native Windows cannot write to the vault; WSL is required
What it needs
- no GPU
- Needs Claude Code, Python 3.11+, Obsidian (optional, for visual side), Bash
- Models: Claude (via Claude Code), Codex, OpenCode, Gemini, ZCode
Quick answers
Is claude-obsidian open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
Does claude-obsidian need a GPU?
No, it runs without one.
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