Obsidian Vault Location
SkillDocs & knowledgeUse when David asks where Obsidian is installed, where his notes/vault/journal/writing live, or wants to read/find/edit a note from his Obsidian vault. Triggers on "Obsidian", "my notes", "my vault", "my journal", "private writing", "where do I write".
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the Obsidian Vault Location skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by matyasstoch/david-skills in skills/obsidian-vault-location/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Install
- App:
/Applications/Obsidian.app - Config:
~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian.json(lists active vault paths)
Main vault (where the notes live)
~/Documents/notes/private_writing
Personal journal + writing. .md files only (ignore .obsidian/ config dir).
Structure
- Monthly folders:
01-2026/,02-2026/,03-2026/,04-2026/,05-2026/— dated journal entries / reflections. timeless/— permanent notes not tied to a date:original thoughts.mdGrand Things I Could Do.mdPLANE TOPICS.mdreasons for God's existence.md
private/— sensitive/business notes.prompts/— e.g.Writing Analysis Framework.md.keyboard_shortcuts/— Obsidian shortcut notes.
Usage
- To find a note:
find "$HOME/Documents/notes/private_writing" -iname "*<keyword>*" -not -path "*/.obsidian/*" - Note titles contain spaces — quote paths.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 59
- Forks
- 11
- Last commit
- Jun 2026
Advanced
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- Gateway key
obsidian-vault-location- Source
- github.com/matyasstoch/david-skills