mp-obsidian-vault

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name: mp-obsidian-vault
description: Use when finding, creating, or organizing notes in an Obsidian vault — a flat, wikilink-and-index-note convention instead of folders.
source: https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/blob/main/skills/personal/obsidian-vault/SKILL.md
generated: 2026-07-08T18:58:01.779Z
category: tool
audience: general
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## When to use

- Searching an Obsidian vault by filename or content
- Creating a new note that follows the vault's conventions
- Finding notes related to or backlinking a given note
- Organizing knowledge via index notes rather than folders

## Key concepts

### Flat, link-first structure

The vault is mostly flat at the root — no folders for organization. Structure comes from links and index notes, not directories.

### Index notes

Index notes aggregate related topics (e.g. 'Skills Index.md', 'RAG Index.md') and are just lists of [[wikilinks]] pointing at the member notes.

### Wikilinks

Link with Obsidian [[wikilinks]] syntax. Notes link to their dependencies/related notes at the bottom; backlinks are found by grepping for [[Note Title]] across the vault.

### Naming conventions

All note names use Title Case. Numbered sequences use a hierarchical numbering scheme. Content is written as a unit of learning per the vault's rules.

### Search workflows

Find by filename (find ... -name '*.md' | grep -i keyword) or by content (grep -rl keyword ... --include='*.md'), or use Grep/Glob directly on the vault path.

## Gotchas

- Don't create folders to organize — use index notes and links instead
- Use Title Case for every note name
- Add related-note [[wikilinks]] at the bottom of each note
- The vault path is environment-specific — confirm the location before writing

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