Obsidian

Type: entity (tool) Tags: llm-wiki, obsidian-web-clipper

Summary

A free, local-first markdown note-taking app that renders [[wikilinks]] as a navigable graph. Used as the visual front-end for an LLM wiki vault.

Role in LLM Wiki

Obsidian is optional — the wiki is just markdown files and works without it. But Obsidian adds:

  • Graph view — visualizes all pages as nodes and links as edges; lets you see hubs and relationships in real time as Claude ingests content
  • Backlink navigation — click [[wikilinks]] to jump between pages
  • Vault management — open the vault folder directly in Obsidian

Setup for LLM Wiki

  1. Download from obsidian.md (free)
  2. Create a new vault pointing to your vault/ directory
  3. Open Claude Code in the same directory
  4. Use graph view to watch pages appear as Claude ingests

Key Note

“You literally just have a vault up top… you’ve got a raw folder where you put all the stuff. And then you’ve got a wiki folder.” — yt-llm-wiki-knowledge-system

The markdown files are the source of truth — Obsidian is just a viewer.