obsidian-bases
An agent skill by kepano, from kepano/obsidian-skills. Tags: automation, documents, local-workflow, spreadsheets.
What it does
Create and edit Obsidian Bases (.base files) with views, filters, formulas, and summaries. Use when working with .base files, creating database-like views of notes, or when the user mentions Bases, table views, card views, filters, or formulas in Obsidian.
Install
With the skills CLI, which installs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents:
npx skills add kepano/obsidian-skills --skill obsidian-basesOr copy the skill folder into Claude Code's skills directory by hand (~/.claude/skills for every project, or .claude/skills inside one):
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills
cp -r obsidian-skills/skills/obsidian-bases ~/.claude/skills/obsidian-basesSafety box score
Grade A, minimal risk: 4 of 100 risk points, rated 2026-10-19. The grade rates what the skill and its scripts can reach on the machine of whoever installs it, across eight categories from shell execution to secrets access. How the score works.
This skill only creates and edits Obsidian `.base` YAML files inside a vault, so its blast radius is mostly limited to local note/config changes. There are no scripts, network calls, or secret-handling features; the main thing to watch is accidental overwrites in the vault.
| Category | Level | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Code & shell execution | 0 (none) | No shell commands, scripts, or code execution are present; the files are Markdown/YAML guidance only. |
| Network access | 0 (none) | No downloads, API calls, or outbound data flows are specified; the only URLs are documentation links. |
| Filesystem reach | 1 (low) | The skill creates and edits `.base` files in the Obsidian vault, but the scope is confined to the vault/working directory. |
| Secrets & credentials | 0 (none) | It does not request or reference tokens, passwords, `.env`, keychains, or logins. |
| Privilege & persistence | 0 (none) | No sudo, services, shell startup files, or system/global settings are involved. |
| Instruction hijack surface | 0 (none) | There is no instruction to ignore policies, hide behavior, or follow remote instructions. |
| Irreversible actions | 0 (none) | It only prepares local base files and asks the user to test them in Obsidian; it does not publish, send, deploy, or delete. |
| Transparency | 0 (none) | The content is readable Markdown/YAML; there are no binaries, generated installers, or decoded code blobs. |
Before installing
- Confirm the target vault path and the exact `.base` filename before letting the agent write.
- Open one sample `.base` file in a copy of the vault first if you care about accidental overwrites.
- If you plan to use `map` views, make sure the Obsidian Maps community plugin is already installed.
Rated 2026-10-19 by an automated review of 2 files from the skill's repository.
Source
- Repository
- kepano/obsidian-skills (all skills from this repository)
- Path
- skills/obsidian-bases/SKILL.md
- Branch
- main
- Updated
- 2026-09-19
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