Manage Obsidian Daily Notes via obsidian-cli. Create and open daily notes, append entries (journals, logs, tasks, links), read past notes by date, and search vault content. Handles relative dates like "yesterday", "last Friday", "3 days ago". Requires obsidian-cli installed via Homebrew (Mac/Linux) or Scoop (Windows).
SkillScore74Maintained
Automatic
◆Knowledge Management pack
Last verified 8/19/2026
What it changes
Passed 13 of 17 test cases with the skill, and 4 of 17 without it.
Without skill22%
With skill74%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Executes obsidian-cli daily.
Executes obsidian-cli search.
Uses obsidian-cli create with --append.
and 9 more in the full report
12 fixed5 passed either way6 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+52 pp
Tokens
+5%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-59%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/19/2026v117 of 23 cases passed with skill · 17 comparable
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 12 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 12
Prompt
Write a terminal command to view the daily note created 3 days ago that works on both macOS and Linux.
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Uses obsidian-cli print to display the note.
Missed
Passed
Includes relative date calculation using -d '3 days ago' with -v-3d fallback.
Passed
Passed
case-09 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/19/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md150 linessingle file
Obsidian Daily Notes
Interact with Obsidian Daily Notes: create notes, append entries, read by date, and search content.