wiki-query

wiki transforms Obsidian into a compounding knowledge system by scaffolding vault structure from your description, organizing sources and entities, and maintaining a hot cache of recent context. Unlike RAG systems, the wiki persists as a structured artifact where cross-references and contradictions surface automatically. Route ingest, query, and maintenance tasks to specialized sub-skills while the skill handles vault setup, indexing, and knowledge layer management.

wiki-cli establishes the Obsidian CLI (v1.12+) as the primary transport layer for vault operations in claude-obsidian v1.7+, handling reads, writes, searches, and mutations without requiring MCP servers or REST API plugins. When the CLI is unavailable, the skill automatically falls back to direct filesystem access. Detection and fallback logic ensure reliable vault access across desktop and headless environments.

wiki-retrieve upgrades vault search from page-level to chunk-level granularity, combining contextual prefixes, BM25 sparse retrieval, and dense reranking to reduce retrieval failures. Setup is opt-in with built-in privacy gates: run fully on-machine with synthetic prefixes, or opt into Anthropic API or claude CLI tiers for better context generation.

save captures valuable chat content and files it as a permanent wiki page with the right structure and metadata. It analyzes conversations to pick the best note type—synthesis, concept, source, decision, or session—then creates frontmatter, places the note in the correct folder, and updates your wiki's index and log. The skill respects your vault's organization mode and handles concurrent writes safely.

wiki-ingest reads external sources—files, URLs, or images—and populates your Obsidian vault by extracting entities and concepts, then creating or updating interconnected wiki pages. It handles delta tracking to skip unchanged sources, supports multiple vault organization modes, and uses file locking to safely coordinate concurrent writes across your knowledge base.

wiki-lint scans your Obsidian vault to surface structural problems: orphaned pages, broken wikilinks, missing cross-references, incomplete frontmatter, and empty sections. It generates a timestamped health report, updates Dataview dashboards, and can create visual canvas maps of your vault's domain structure.