Skill

properties

Manages Obsidian YAML frontmatter properties via official CLI: reads, sets typed values (text, date, tags, number), removes metadata on notes. Activates for frontmatter, properties, YAML, status, tags, dates, aliases.

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npx claudepluginhub laurigates/claude-plugins --plugin obsidian-plugin

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BashReadGrepGlob

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Read, set, and remove YAML frontmatter properties on Obsidian notes using the official CLI.

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Obsidian Properties Management

Read, set, and remove YAML frontmatter properties on Obsidian notes using the official CLI.

Prerequisites

Obsidian desktop v1.12.4+ with CLI enabled
Obsidian must be running

When to Use

Use this skill automatically when:

User wants to read or inspect note metadata/frontmatter
User needs to set, update, or add properties to notes
User wants to remove properties from notes
User asks about note status, tags, dates, or custom fields
User needs to manage aliases on notes

Core Operations

Read Properties

# Read all properties from a note
obsidian properties file="Project Spec"

# JSON output for parsing
obsidian properties file="Project Spec" format=json

Set Properties

# Set a text property
obsidian properties:set file="Note" status=active

# Set a date property
obsidian properties:set file="Note" due=2026-03-15 type=date

# Set multiple properties
obsidian properties:set file="Note" status=draft priority=high

# Set tags property
obsidian properties:set file="Note" tags="blog,publish" type=tags

Remove Properties

# Remove a single property
obsidian properties:remove file="Note" key=draft

# Remove multiple properties
obsidian properties:remove file="Note" key=old_field

Property Types

Type	Example	Notes
Text	`status=active`	Default type
Date	`due=2026-03-15 type=date`	ISO 8601 format
Tags	`tags="a,b" type=tags`	Comma-separated
Number	`priority=1`	Numeric values
Boolean	`published=true`	true/false
List	`aliases="Name1,Name2" type=tags`	Comma-separated

Common Patterns

Status Workflow

# Set draft status
obsidian properties:set file="Post" status=draft

# Move to review
obsidian properties:set file="Post" status=review

# Mark published
obsidian properties:set file="Post" status=published published=true

Alias Management

# Add aliases for wikilink resolution
obsidian properties:set file="JavaScript" aliases="JS,js,ECMAScript" type=tags

Agentic Optimizations

Context	Command
Read properties (structured)	`obsidian properties file="X" format=json`
Set property	`obsidian properties:set file="X" key=value`
Remove property	`obsidian properties:remove file="X" key=field`
Typed property	`obsidian properties:set file="X" field=val type=date`

Related Skills

vault-files — Read and create notes
search-discovery — Search by property values with [key:value] syntax