How to use Obsidian Bases in your AI agent

What you'll get

Obsidian Bases turns your notes into organized database views without changing how you write. You can filter notes by tags or folders, create table or card layouts, and add calculated fields like "days until due" or "total price." Perfect for anyone who wants to see their notes as a project tracker, reading list, or task board without learning databases.

Step 1 — Get the skill source URL

The Obsidian Bases skill lives at:

Step 2 — Add it to your AI agent

Copy one of these prompts and paste it into your AI tool. The agent will fetch and install the skill for you.

Add the agent skill from https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills/obsidian-bases to my project.

Install this agent skill: https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills/obsidian-bases

Add this skill to .codex/skills/: https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills/obsidian-bases

Add the skill at https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills/obsidian-bases to my .gemini/skills/ directory.

Install this agent skill from https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills/obsidian-bases

Add this skill: https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills/tree/main/skills/obsidian-bases

Step 3 — Try these prompts

Once the skill is installed, ask your AI things like:

• Managing projects or tasks in Obsidian and want a cleaner view than scattered notes
• Track reading lists, book notes, or research with custom filters and groupings
• See calculated info like "days overdue" or "total budget" without manual updates
• Organizing lots of notes and need different views (table vs cards) for different contexts

What this skill does

• Creates table, card, list, or map views of your notes based on filters you set
• Lets you group and sort notes by any property (status, date, tags, folders)
• Calculates fields automatically like days until deadline or price totals
• Shows summaries like averages, sums, and counts across your filtered notes
• Works with your existing Obsidian notes without changing how you write them