Add Task
One-pass task capture into your Obsidian vault with dedupe and priority parsing.
Test report
- Verdict
- Works with setup
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 16, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 9e19378
Ran the full 6-step flow live against the real vault-pkm MCP server (npx obsidian-pkm, scratch vault) — task note was created with the exact documented frontmatter schema and the duplicate-check step worked; but the bare skill folder is inert on its own since the MCP server, VAULT_PATH env var, and a vault init (to populate 05-Templates/) live outside skills/add-task and must be installed/configured separately.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 4/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 8/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What Add Task does
Creates a task note in an Obsidian vault from a title plus optional priority/due date, checking for near-duplicates first via the bundled vault-pkm MCP server. Triggers when the user asks to quickly capture, log, or add a task to their PKM vault.
How to install Add Task
git clone https://github.com/AdrianV101/obsidian-pkm-plugin
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r obsidian-pkm-plugin/skills/add-task ~/.claude/skills/add-task
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Add Task
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/add-taskOne-pass task capture into your Obsidian vault with dedupe and priority parsing.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Add a high priority task to write onboarding docs, due July 20 -
Log a task in my PKM vault for the DemoProject before I forget it -
Quickly capture this todo into my vault with a due date attached
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Add Task skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from AdrianV101/obsidian-pkm-plugin. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Add Task work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 16, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. Ran the full 6-step flow live against the real vault-pkm MCP server (npx obsidian-pkm, scratch vault) — task note was created with the exact documented frontmatter schema and the duplicate-check step worked; but the bare skill folder is inert on its own since the MCP server, VAULT_PATH env var, and a vault init (to populate 05-Templates/) live outside skills/add-task and must be installed/configured separately.
- What is the Add Task SkillProof Score?
- 8.8/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install Add Task?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Add Task with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.