Obsidian With Claude: The Setup I Said You Didn't Need

I said you didn't need Obsidian to use Claude for knowledge management. You pushed back. Here is the complete setup, built on top of the same folder-first system I already teach. 🚀✨ Build your Future-Proof AI Productivity System TODAY: https://myicor.com Who this is for: Obsidian users who already love the app and want Claude working inside the vault, not in a separate window. Also for anyone who watched my prior videos, agreed with the folder-first approach, and still wants a visual layer on top. A few weeks ago I made a video explaining why you don't need Obsidian to use Claude for knowledge management. A folder of markdown files is enough. That position still stands. Obsidian is not required. Obsidian is a layer you can put on top of the same folder, and for a lot of people that layer is useful. This walkthrough shows you the exact setup: one community plugin, the Claude.md file that makes Claude vault-aware, how to build custom slash commands, how to use the new Bases feature, and how to recover when Claude crashes inside Obsidian. Start to finish, nothing skipped. The whole thing runs on Obsidian 1.12.7 and the Terminal community plugin. That is it. No MCP servers, no second-brain ritual, no Notion migration, no vector database. Claude Code runs inside a terminal pane in Obsidian, reads and writes the same markdown files you already have, and gets smarter about your vault through one Claude.md file and a folder of slash command prompts. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 I said you didn't need it. Here is why I'm making this anyway 01:01 What you need: Obsidian 1.12.7 and the CLI 01:56 Creating an empty vault (it's just a folder) 03:49 Terminal at folder: the quick version that works but misses the point 04:57 Why I want Claude inside Obsidian, not beside it 05:28 The one plugin: installing the Terminal community plugin 07:22 Launching Claude in the sidebar and running /init 08:26 The Claude.md trick: making Claude vault-aware 09:55 Backfilling journal entries with automatic backlinks 12:53 Crash recovery with claude --resume (the tip nobody mentions) 13:57 Building a people Base (the new Obsidian database feature) 15:09 The journal-from-screenshot workflow 19:03 Building your first /journal-image-entry slash command 22:38 Creating Canvases with Claude (even without CLI support) 24:09 Wrap-up: Obsidian is a layer, not a requirement PREVIOUSLY ON THE CHANNEL Don't Use Obsidian With Claude. Use VS Code.:    • Don't Use Obsidian With Claude. Use VS Code.   Claude will handle it. Local. In one folder. (No Obsidian Needed):    • Claude will handle it. Local. In one folde...   RESOURCES Build your AI productivity system with the ICOR Methodology: https://myicor.com Get the free ICOR Kickstarter course: https://myicor.com SUBSCRIBE for weekly AI productivity walkthroughs, tool-agnostic PKM systems, and honest takes on what actually works. ABOUT Tom helps professionals build AI productivity systems that work, using the tool-agnostic ICOR Methodology, courses, personal coaching, and a growing community on myICOR. LinkedIn:   / tomsolid   X: https://x.com/TomSolidPM Podcast:    / @productivitylikeapro   Disclaimer: Some links may be affiliate links. If you click and purchase, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. #ClaudeAI #ObsidianMD #PKM #claudecode #claudecowork #myICOR #ICOR #ProductivitySystem #BusyProfessionals #personalknowledgemanagement #knowledgemanagement #AIProductivity