canvas
Canvas organizes visual references in Obsidian by letting you add images, PDFs, and wiki pages to canvas files with automatic positioning inside zones. It integrates with the /banana image capture skill and supports multiple operations like creating new canvases, managing zones, and listing existing canvases.
Canvas lets you add images, PDFs, and notes to Obsidian canvas files with automatic positioning.
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Install
AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian/canvas · repository language: Python
git clone https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian
cp -r claude-obsidian/skills/canvas ~/.claude/skills/canvasFrequently asked questions
AI-generated answers based on this skill's SKILL.md and metadata
How to add images to Obsidian canvas?
Canvas lets you add images to Obsidian canvas files with automatic positioning inside zones. You can capture images using the /banana plugin and then add them directly to your canvas. Canvas handles placement automatically, organizing your visual references without manual coordinate entry.
Can Canvas create visual boards with zones and groups?
Canvas organizes visual reference boards using zones and groups to structure your layout. You can create new canvases with auto layout, define zones to group related content, and organize images, PDFs, and wiki pages within those zones for a clean visual reference system.
What file types does Canvas support adding?
Canvas supports adding images, PDFs, and wiki pages to your Obsidian canvas files. It integrates with the /banana image capture skill, so you can seamlessly add captured images alongside other content types for comprehensive visual knowledge capture.
How does Canvas integrate with banana for images?
Canvas manages canvas files and integrates captured images from the banana plugin. After capturing images with /banana, Canvas can add them to your canvas with automatic positioning, streamlining your workflow for visual reference collection.
Can I list all visual boards in my wiki?
Canvas lets you view canvas status and list all visual boards in your wiki. This helps you manage multiple canvases and navigate between different visual reference layers you've created.
Does Canvas generate proper canvas JSON files?
Canvas generates canvas JSON with proper IDs and coordinate system for your Obsidian canvases. This ensures your visual boards are correctly formatted and compatible with Obsidian's canvas file structure.
SKILL.md
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canvas: Visual Reference Layer
The three knowledge capture layers:
- /save → text synthesis (wiki/questions/, wiki/concepts/)
- /autoresearch → structured knowledge (wiki/sources/, wiki/concepts/)
- /canvas → visual references (wiki/canvases/)
A canvas is a JSON file Obsidian renders as an infinite visual board. This skill reads and writes canvas JSON directly. Read references/canvas-spec.md for the full format reference before making any edits. This spec aligns with the JSON Canvas open standard.
Substrate preference (v1.7+): This skill is a self-contained fallback. Prefer kepano/obsidian-skills as the authoritative substrate — its json-canvas skill is the canonical
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