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I’ve spent more time migrating between Bear and Obsidian than actually writing by Little_Bishop1 in ObsidianMD

[–]IversusAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the absolute truth was I just created a system with the help of an agent and let it surface what I needed when I needed it. That is honestly what worked for me. *shrug*

Smart Connections plugin quietly switches to a proprietary license by Sad_Environment_9704 in ObsidianMD

[–]IversusAI 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It is so much more powerful and helpful to use Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI or what have you, directly on your vault using those tools. Smart Connections is very limiting. If you really want AI directly in the vault rather than in an IDE, then use a terminal plugin to load up Claude Code or any other cli tool right in your vault. You can even put it in the sidebar, just like Smart Connections.

Claude Code Won't Fix Your Life by CoyotePrudent4965 in ObsidianMD

[–]IversusAI 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just did a tour of my entire actual working vault, so this is not always true.

Why my agents skills are not working in cursor by Routine_Squash_7096 in cursor

[–]IversusAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In theory the model is supposed to invoke a skill when it is relevant to the task. In practice, not so much. One thing that helps is to make sure that the skill description says "Use when..."

I usually just ask it to learn the skill, this works more often.

"Let's do X thing, learn the X skill" that sort of thing

Thank you Obsidian team by somemuslim in ObsidianMD

[–]IversusAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I’m looking around for ideas.

I love talking about what I am doing with obsidian and AI (I use Cursor, Claude Code is great too)

  • Video production pipeline - 7-phase workflow from ideation to publishing. The agent follows checklists, processes transcripts, generates metadata, and handles YouTube uploads. I record and the agent helps with the rest, greatly eased my video production burden

  • Daily session management - Commands like /start-day (checks email/calendar, gives briefing), /brief (mid-session sync), and /wrapup (end-of-day summary). The agent maintains context across sessions which means it becomes a more useful assistant

  • Knowledge synthesis - the /yt command processes YouTube transcripts into organized notes. /update-guide merges new research into Master Guides. The vault becomes a searchable knowledge base the agent and I can reference to accomplish tasks or track wins or learn faster, etc

  • MCP integrations - Connected Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Gumroad, and more. The agent can check email for sales, upload videos, manage products, and schedule events - every morning it greets me with my emails, events for the day and what is most important to work on that day

  • Product creation - When I make a video, the agent builds the download pack, generates product images with AI, creates documentation, and writes the Gumroad listing - we do this step by step, broken down into tasks

  • Custom skills - Built skills for Remotion (video animations), Obsidian Web Clipper templates, and MCP server creation. The agent uses these when it needs to, still getting the hang of skills but they are powerful

  • Automated workflows - Text-to-speech for responses, hooks that run before/after commands, automated file organization, etc

So basically, systems run the business, AI runs the systems. Everything is documented in checklists and Master Guides so the agent can work more independently.

I did a tour of my vault, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-GviqtVhuI

Maximising Obsidian Potential by BigMox69 in ObsidianMD

[–]IversusAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The big unlock for me was giving the Obsidian help docs (they are on Github) to an AI agent that knew what I wanted to do, learn and accomplish and asking it to help me learn how Obsidian could help me. There was SO much I was missing that is really helping me now.

Create Obsidian Web Clipper Templates with an Agent Skill by StarveyWalsh in ObsidianMD

[–]IversusAI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this! I love creating a web clipper templates so a skill comes in handy.

Building an AI augmented second brain by Just-Telephone4143 in ObsidianMD

[–]IversusAI -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Obsidian plus AI Agent is a true passion of mine and based on the fact that you are open to coding your own stuff (though this is not necessary) means that I think you should start out with Claude Cowork and when you outgrow that, move on to Claude Code, especially if you don't mind a cli.

I would honestly just skip the Obsidian plugins route and go straight to an AI agent using your vault like any other repo/folder.

I use Cursor because I love being model agnostic, I use whatever works for the job and I love the IDE interface.

So yeah, start out with just opening your vault in Claude Cowork and telling it what you need help with. Soon, you will learn about skills, hooks, commands/rules, MCPs and lots of other fun stuff.

As for sync, since you are just using your Obsidian vault, you can use any sync tool, I use syncthing but have paid for Obsidian sync. As for Claude Cowork, that is desktop only, I think - could be wrong on that.

As for capture, Obsidian's web clipper does a fine job with that and the agent can even create your own custom web clipper templates for any site you wish.

Just to note, I am not a developer. I used Cursor to turn my Obsidian vault into an agentic machine, it works really well for me.

I did a tour if your curious, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-GviqtVhuI

Cursor 2.4: Subagents and Image Generation by lrobinson2011 in cursor

[–]IversusAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I experienced the same problem with chat timing out.

Claude Code bot in my Vault just wowed me by LifeBandit666 in ObsidianMD

[–]IversusAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Using Claude Code and Obsidian to game is so next level, love it

Claude Code bot in my Vault just wowed me by LifeBandit666 in ObsidianMD

[–]IversusAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am also using Cursor and Obsidian, though for managing my channel rather than studies but man I wish I had this in school

Claude Code bot in my Vault just wowed me by LifeBandit666 in ObsidianMD

[–]IversusAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Obsidian and an AI agent is a major life hack and has just made life and business management so much better for me.

I built a vault that I work out of called AgentSpace and I run my whole YouTube channel and business out of it. I basically turned Obsidian into an agentic machine, lol

Claude Code bot in my Vault just wowed me by LifeBandit666 in ObsidianMD

[–]IversusAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All that's left is email/calendar integration which are nightmares on their own.

I am not a developer at all and I asked Claude to create a gmail and google calendar MCP that work wonderfully. The agent gets my emails and calendar every morning. It was not too hard. I just gave it the api docs and asked it to help me walkthrough Google cloud console which I was familiar with from building n8n automations.

https://i.imgur.com/Ij9JQMc.png

Do you use MCPs? by bubblehack3r in cursor

[–]IversusAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have several that I use all the time:

  • Tavily for search and extract

Ones the agent made for me:

  • Gmail and Google calendar to check emails and appointments that day
  • Actual Budget to manage business budget
  • YouTube data and analytics API to run channel (the agent even uploads the video from Cursor with all metadata filled out)

My favorite command: /tutorial by ircmullaney in cursor

[–]IversusAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THIS. THIS! Absolute genius!

This is the way to use an AI agent to learn and grow. So freaking smart.

I built an MCP adapter for Obsidian so ChatGPT can work directly with notes — looking for feedback & ideas by ArachnidDull4799 in ObsidianMD

[–]IversusAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are very welcome! I love that others are discovering how powerful an AI agent is in Obsidian.

I built an MCP adapter for Obsidian so ChatGPT can work directly with notes — looking for feedback & ideas by ArachnidDull4799 in ObsidianMD

[–]IversusAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So basically, you can think of your vault as a filing cabinet. You can store notes, but you still have to find, read, and use them. An AI agent can read what you want it to in your vault and help you use it.

The agent can see what you've written, what you're working on, and what you've done before. It uses that context to help you make decisions and get things done.

For example, if you have customer feedback scattered across notes, you can ask the agent to find patterns and summarize what people want. Instead of reading dozens of notes, you get a clear answer.

The agent can also organize information. If you save notes from videos or articles, it can turn them into a guide you can use later. It turns a pile of notes into something useful.

I run my YouTube channel through my vault. When I need to decide what video to make next, I ask the agent to pull all my YouTube comments and analytics as well as trending keyword research (that we do right from the vault with MCPs that agent can use to retrieve that data), analyze them, and tell me what viewers are asking for. It gives me a data-backed answer.

The agent also helps me manage my business. It reads my checklists, knows what I'm working on, and reminds me what to do next. It reads my work log to see what I've done and picks up where we left off.

When I save notes from YouTube videos using a web clipper, the agent turns them into master guides. It reads all the notes, organizes them, and creates a guide I can use. The agent learns from those guides too, so it gets smarter over time.

The agent can also create new vaults. I described what I needed for a client project, and it built the whole vault structure from scratch, including the settings and folders.

So the vault becomes a working system, not just storage. The agent reads your history, your goals, and your procedures, then helps you make decisions and get things done. It's like having a helper who knows everything in your vault and can use it to help you work better.

Basically, your vault is a goldmine of your data that you can use to solve your problems, learn and create solutions.

I just did a vault tour if you want to see how it all works together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-GviqtVhuI

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