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David R Oliver 859c1d4431 Add /search skill for keyword vault search

Grep-based search skill with zero dependencies — works in any vault
without indexes, plugins, or setup. Groups results by directory
(Daily Notes, Goals, Projects, etc.) and suggests related wiki-linked
notes found in matching files.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-02-13 14:13:32 +00:00

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name	description	allowed-tools	user-invocable
search	Search vault content by keyword using Grep. Zero dependencies — works in any vault without indexes or plugins. Groups results by directory for easy scanning.	Grep, Glob, Read	true

Search Skill

Fast keyword search across all vault markdown files using the Grep tool. No indexes, no plugins, no setup — just structured search with directory grouping.

Usage

/search <term>

Examples:

/search project planning
/search weekly review
/search TODO

How to Execute

When the user invokes /search <term>:

Step 1: Search for the term

Use the Grep tool to search all .md files for the term:

Grep:
  pattern: <search term>
  glob: "*.md"
  output_mode: content
  -n: true
  -C: 1

Exclude hidden directories (.claude/, .obsidian/) and templates:

Grep:
  pattern: <search term>
  glob: "*.md"
  path: .
  output_mode: content
  -n: true
  -C: 1

Filter out results from .claude/, .obsidian/, and Templates/ directories.

Step 2: Group results by directory

Organise matches into sections by their parent directory:

Daily Notes/ — journal entries
Goals/ — goal and vision documents
Projects/ — project notes
Archives/ — archived content
Inbox/ — unprocessed items
(root) — top-level notes

Step 3: Present results

Format output as:

## Search: "<term>"

### Daily Notes/
- **2024-01-15.md** (line 23): ...matching context...
- **2024-01-14.md** (line 8): ...matching context...

### Projects/
- **Project Alpha.md** (line 45): ...matching context...

### Goals/
- **2024 Goals.md** (line 12): ...matching context...

**Found X matches across Y files**

After showing results, check if any matched files contain [[wiki-links]] to other notes. If so, briefly mention:

💡 Related notes mentioned in results: [[Note A]], [[Note B]]

No Results

If no matches are found:

Suggest alternative search terms (synonyms, related words)
Offer to search with case-insensitive matching if the original search was case-sensitive
Suggest checking Archives/ if not already included

Tips

Search is case-sensitive by default. Add -i: true to the Grep call for case-insensitive search
Use regex patterns for advanced searches: task.*complete, #tag-name
Combine with /daily to quickly find when something was mentioned

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