canvas
Create, inspect, and update Obsidian JSON Canvas boards with text, file, link, group, and edge nodes. Use for canvas status, canvas lists, visual maps, zones, spatial layouts, adding vault notes or media to a .canvas file, and requests such as create canvas, add to canvas, or put this on the canvas.
npx skills add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian --skill canvas --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Canvas Treat a canvas as a vault-scoped JSON Canvas document. Keep reads read-only and route every requested mutation through one recoverable transaction. Resolve the installed product root from this skill's own location, not from the vault or current working directory: ```bash PRODUCT_ROOT=/absolute/path/to/installed/claude-obsidian CORE="$PRODUCT_ROOT/scripts/claude-obsidian.py" test -f "$CORE" ``` ## Choose the syntax source Prefer a separately installed `kepano/obsidian-skills` `json-canvas` skill for format details. Otherwise read [references/canvas-spec.md](references/canvas-spec.md). The open standard is [JSON Canvas 1.0](https://jsoncanvas.org/spec/1.0/). Use this skill for vault workflow and transaction safety even when an upstream syntax skill is available. ## Scope - Resolve the user vault before reading. Never derive it from plugin files. - Store boards under `wiki/canvases/`; use `wiki/canvases/main.canvas` only as the default when the user did not name a board. - Treat `wiki/canvases/index.md` as an optional catalog. Update it only when a canvas is created, renamed, or removed. - Use vault-relative paths in `file` and `background`; reject absolute paths, `..` traver
- Choose the syntax source
- Scope
- Read-only operations
- Draft a mutation
- Preview and apply
test -f "$CORE" python3 "$CORE" transaction inspect BUNDLE --vault VAULT Set APPROVAL_SHA256 to the inspect result's approval_sha256 after review. python3 "$CORE" transaction apply BUNDLE --vault VAULT \
What does the canvas skill do?
Create, inspect, and update Obsidian JSON Canvas boards with text, file, link, group, and edge nodes. Use for canvas status, canvas lists, visual maps, zones, spatial layouts, adding vault notes or media to a .canvas file, and requests such as create canvas, add to canvas, or put this on the canvas.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian --skill canvas --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian, a repository with 10,371 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.