KB Init
Bootstraps an Obsidian vault as an LLM-maintained knowledge base - plugins, schema, and report preferences in one flow.
Test report
- Verdict
- Works with setup
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 15, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 2083eb8
The underlying install script is real and works - ran plugins/kb/setup.sh --only dataview against a throwaway vault and it pulled and installed the actual Dataview 0.5.70 release from GitHub - but the skill only functions as part of the 'kb' plugin bundle: copying just plugins/kb/skills/kb-init/ (the verbatim single-skill install path) leaves setup.sh and references/report-style-guide.md behind, so the copied skill's own required Bash step and reference lookup have nothing to call.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 3/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 8/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What KB Init does
kb-init scaffolds a new or existing Obsidian vault into a structured knowledge-base project: it installs required community plugins via a bundled setup script, asks five questions to populate a durable report_preferences block in kb.yaml, and creates a typed raw/wiki/output/.meta/ directory layout with a maturity model. It triggers on 'init kb', 'new knowledge base', 'create kb', or 'setup vault' phrasing.
How to install KB Init
git clone https://github.com/rvk7895/llm-knowledge-bases
cd llm-knowledge-bases
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r plugins/kb/skills/kb-init ~/.claude/skills/kb-init
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger KB Init
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/kb-initBootstraps an Obsidian vault as an LLM-maintained knowledge base - plugins, schema, and report preferences in one flow.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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set up a new Obsidian vault as a knowledge base for research papers -
initialize my vault with the plugins and folder structure for a kb -
scaffold a knowledge base with dataview and my report preferences
Frequently asked questions
- Is the KB Init skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from rvk7895/llm-knowledge-bases. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does KB Init work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 15, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. The underlying install script is real and works - ran plugins/kb/setup.sh --only dataview against a throwaway vault and it pulled and installed the actual Dataview 0.5.70 release from GitHub - but the skill only functions as part of the 'kb' plugin bundle: copying just plugins/kb/skills/kb-init/ (the verbatim single-skill install path) leaves setup.sh and references/report-style-guide.md behind, so the copied skill's own required Bash step and reference lookup have nothing to call.
- What is the KB Init SkillProof Score?
- 8.4/10 — installs cleanly 3/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install KB Init?
- 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 KB Init 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.