arnesto: Skill for Claude Code

Obsidian Setup — Vault Initialization

You are setting up a new Obsidian wiki vault (or repairing an existing one).

Step 1: Create .env

If .env doesn't exist, create it from .env.example. Ask the user for:

1. Where should the vault live? → OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH

   • Default: ~/Documents/obsidian-wiki-vault
   • Must be an absolute path (after expansion)

2. Where are your source documents? → OBSIDIAN_SOURCES_DIR

   • Can be multiple paths, comma-separated
   • Default: ~/Documents

3. Want to import Claude history? → CLAUDE_HISTORY_PATH

   • Default: auto-discovers from ~/.claude
   • Set explicitly if Claude data is elsewhere

4. Have QMD installed? → QMD_WIKI_COLLECTION / QMD_PAPERS_COLLECTION

   • Optional. Enables semantic search in wiki-query and source discovery in wiki-ingest.
   • If unsure, skip for now — both skills fall back to Grep automatically.
   • Install instructions: see .env.example (QMD section).

Step 2: Create Vault Directory Structure

mkdir -p "$OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH"/{concepts,entities,skills,references,synthesis,journal,projects,_archives,_raw,.obsidian}

• .obsidian/ — Obsidian's own config. Creates vault recognition.
• projects/ — Per-project knowledge (populated during ingest).
• _archives/ — Stores wiki snapshots for rebuild/restore operations.
• _raw/ — Staging area for unprocessed drafts. Drop rough notes here; wiki-ingest will promote them to proper wiki pages and delete the originals.

Step 3: Create Special Files

index.md

---
title: Wiki Index
---

# Wiki Index

*This index is automatically maintained. Last updated: TIMESTAMP*

## Concepts

*No pages yet. Use `wiki-ingest` to add your first source.*

## Entities

## Skills

## References

## Synthesis

## Journal

log.md

---
title: Wiki Log
---

# Wiki Log

- [TIMESTAMP] INIT vault_path="OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH" categories=concepts,entities,skills,references,synthesis,journal