Obsidian Vault for OpenClaw — Review, Trust Score & Install Guide

Short answer: Obsidian Vault is a community OpenClaw skill for notes & pkm. Trust Score 94/100 based on source transparency, permission scope, install safety, update recency, community signal, and documentation quality.

Trust Score: 94/100

Security tier: Community
Risk level: Low
Last reviewed: 2026-02-08
Reviewer: OpenClaw Skills Hub editorial team
Version: 2.0.1
Author: pkm-tools
Install command: npx clawhub@latest install obsidian-vault

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What Obsidian Vault does

Obsidian Vault connects OpenClaw to your Obsidian knowledge base. Ask questions about your notes, create new entries with automatic backlinking, and discover connections between ideas you never knew existed. Respects your vault's folder structure and tagging conventions.

How to install Obsidian Vault

Install the OpenClaw CLI: npm install -g clawhub@latest
Install this skill: npx clawhub@latest install obsidian-vault
Verify the install: openclaw skills list

Security review

This skill is currently classified as Community with a low risk profile. Our reviewers inspected the SKILL.md manifest, dependency tree, declared permissions, network calls, and shell commands before publishing this score. See our editorial policy and Trust Score methodology for the full rubric.

Best for

Search your vault using natural language
Create notes with automatic backlinking
Discover hidden connections using AI
Generate summaries of note clusters

Avoid if

You need a fully air-gapped install with no network calls.
Your environment forbids skills with unverified maintainers.
You require a formally audited SBOM that this version does not yet provide.

Alternatives & related skills

Notion Sync — Bi-directional sync between OpenClaw and Notion — manage databases, pages, and tasks seamlessly.
Roam Research — Sync and interact with Roam Research — create blocks, query your graph, and navigate linked references.
Logseq Bridge — Connect to Logseq — manage journals, pages, and blocks with AI-powered outlining and querying.

Frequently asked questions

Does it modify my vault files directly?

Yes — it reads and writes markdown files in your vault.

Does it work with Obsidian plugins?

It works with the vault's file system directly. Dataview queries are partially supported.

How do I install Obsidian Vault?

Run `npx clawhub@latest install obsidian-vault` from any directory with Claude Code or OpenClaw installed. The skill is added to your local SKILL.md registry and is available to your agent immediately — no restart required.