TaskNotes
Create, query, and complete tasks in an Obsidian TaskNotes vault via MCP, HTTP API, or raw files.
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 16, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 0ec3814
Ran a real task-creation mini-task in a throwaway vault: a baseline guess produced a task with status: todo, a bare 'project: Work' string, and no tags field — which the skill's own safety rules flag as three separate silent-breakage bugs in real TaskNotes (invalid status, unlinked project, and a task invisible to every plugin view for lack of tags: [task]). Following the skill's Workflow 1 + canonical schema produced a spec-correct file on the first try.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 9/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What TaskNotes does
Manages tasks (create, read, update, complete, schema-diagnose) in an Obsidian TaskNotes vault, auto-routing to the best available surface: the TaskNotes MCP server, its HTTP API, or direct filesystem access when Obsidian is closed. Triggers on task CRUD, status/priority updates, missing-from-view investigation, and TaskNotes connection troubleshooting; requires the free Obsidian TaskNotes plugin as a disclosed hard dependency.
How to install TaskNotes
git clone https://github.com/vanillaflava/tasknotes-skill.git
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r tasknotes-skill/tasknotes ~/.claude/skills/tasknotes
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger TaskNotes
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/tasknotesCreate, query, and complete tasks in an Obsidian TaskNotes vault via MCP, HTTP API, or raw files.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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create a task in my vault with the right status and project link -
why isn't my new task showing up in any of my Obsidian views? -
mark this task complete and bump its priority up
Frequently asked questions
- Is the TaskNotes skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from vanillaflava/tasknotes-skill. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does TaskNotes work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 16, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Ran a real task-creation mini-task in a throwaway vault: a baseline guess produced a task with status: todo, a bare 'project: Work' string, and no tags field — which the skill's own safety rules flag as three separate silent-breakage bugs in real TaskNotes (invalid status, unlinked project, and a task invisible to every plugin view for lack of tags: [task]). Following the skill's Workflow 1 + canonical schema produced a spec-correct file on the first try.
- What is the TaskNotes SkillProof Score?
- 9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install TaskNotes?
- 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 TaskNotes 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.