obsidian

Obsidian vault = a normal folder on disk. Vault structure (typical) Obsidian desktop tracks vaults here (source of truth): obsidian-cli resolves vaults from that file; vault name is typically the folder name (path suffix). Fast “what vault is active / where are the notes?” Notes Pick a default vault (once): Search Create Move/rename (safe refactor) Delete Prefer direct edits when appropriate: open the .md file and change it; Obsidian will pick it up. - Notes: *.md (plain text Markdown; edit with any editor) - Config: .obsidian/ (workspace + plugin settings; usually don’t touch from scripts) - Canvases: *.canvas (JSON) - Attachments: whatever folder you chose in Obsidian settings (images/PDFs/etc.) - ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian.json - If you’ve already set a default: obsidian-cli print-default --path-only - Otherwise, read ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian.json and use the vault entry with "open": true . - Multiple vaults common (iCloud vs ~/Documents , work/personal, etc.). Don’t guess; read config. - Avoid writing hardcoded vault paths into scripts; prefer reading the config or using print-default . - obsidian-cli set-default " " - obsidian-cli print-default / obsidian-cli print-default --path-only - obsidian-cli search "query" (note names) - obsidian-cli search-content "query" (inside notes; shows snippets + lines) - obsidian-cli create...