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setup-vault

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Configure Obsidian vault and semantic search

Personal & Entrepreneur#mcp#obsidian#semantic-search#daily-notes#knowledge-vault#smart-connections
AuthorGavinTPA
Version1.0.0
Installs0

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What problem does it solve?

This skill automates the manual and error-prone steps required to make an Obsidian vault a usable Knowledge Vault, ensuring you have a daily note template, a consistent folder structure, and a working semantic search connection to Claude Code.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Vault discovery and validation: Locates the MAGI vault, checks for .obsidian, Smart Connections plugin, and indexing state before making changes.
  • Template and plugin configuration: Creates Templates and Zettelkasten folders, writes a standardized Daily Note template, and sets core plugin and daily notes settings.
  • Semantic search integration: Clones and configures the smart-connections-mcp server, installs dependencies if needed, and merges a smart-connections entry into ~/.mcp.json so Claude Code can query the vault.

Quick Start

Use the setup-vault skill to configure my MAGI Obsidian vault by creating Templates and Zettelkasten folders, installing the Daily Note template, enabling daily notes and templates plugins, and connecting the Smart Connections MCP server for Claude Code.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

💻 Claude Code Installation

Recommended: Let Claude install automatically. Simply copy and paste the text below to Claude Code.

Please help me install this Skill:
Name: setup-vault
Download link: https://github.com/GavinTPA/ai-powerhouse-starter/archive/main.zip#setup-vault

Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
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