openclaw-obsidian-tasks

An OpenClaw skill for managing tasks in Obsidian vaults using Kanban boards and Dataview dashboards.

What it does

• Sets up a Kanban board your AI agent can manage
• Creates Dataview dashboards for task overview
• Structured task notes with frontmatter (status, priority, category, dates)
• Agent instructions for creating, moving, and completing tasks
• Supports [[wikilinks]] to connect tasks to documents and research

Requirements

• An Obsidian vault on disk
• Kanban community plugin (for board view)
• Dataview community plugin (for dashboards)

Install

Via ClawHub

npx clawhub@latest install openclaw-obsidian-tasks

Publish (maintainers)

Login once:

npx -y clawhub@latest login

Publish a new version:

./scripts/publish_clawhub.sh 0.1.0 "Initial release: Obsidian task board (Kanban + Dataview) setup + workflows."

Manual

Copy the SKILL.md and scripts/ folder to ~/.openclaw/skills/obsidian-tasks/ or your workspace skills/ folder.

Setup

Ask your agent to set up a task board, or run the setup script directly:

python3 scripts/setup.py /path/to/vault --folder Tasks

Options:

• --folder - subfolder name (default: Tasks)
• --columns - comma-separated columns (default: Backlog,Todo,In Progress,Review,Done)

Then install the Kanban and Dataview plugins in Obsidian (Settings > Community Plugins > Browse).

Task format

Each task is a markdown file with YAML frontmatter:

---
status: todo
priority: P1
category: revenue
created: 2026-02-03
due: 2026-02-07
---
 
# Apply to VNG Realisatie
 
Details, notes, and references here.
 
## References
- [[research-doc|Research Report]]

The Kanban board (Board.md) uses priority emoji for visual scanning:

• 🔴 P1 (urgent)
• 🟡 P2 (normal)
• 🟢 P3 (backlog)

License

MIT