obsidian-openclaw-sync

// Sync Obsidian OpenClaw config across multiple iCloud devices. Manages symlinks for seamless multi-device sync.

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nameobsidian-openclaw-sync

descriptionSync Obsidian OpenClaw config across multiple iCloud devices. Manages symlinks for seamless multi-device sync.

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Obsidian OpenClaw Sync

Helper tool for syncing OpenClaw configuration between iCloud Drive and local Obsidian vaults.

Purpose

This skill solves the problem of syncing OpenClaw configuration across multiple devices via iCloud:

Automatically detects all iCloud vaults with OpenClaw configs
Creates symlinks from local to iCloud for seamless sync
Supports multi-agent workspace templates (workspace_, workspace-)
Manages openclaw.json sync with overwrite control

Dependencies

Dependency	Required	Description
`python3`	Yes	Python 3.x (macOS comes with Python pre-installed)
`macOS`	Yes	This skill only works on macOS (iCloud Drive integration)
`obsidian-icloud-sync`	Yes	Obsidian must be set up to sync vaults via iCloud Drive

Check Dependencies

# Check Python availability
python3 --version

# Check iCloud Obsidian path exists
ls -ld ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/iCloud~md~obsidian/Documents

Usage

/obsidian-openclaw-sync [command] [options]

Commands

Command	Description
`status`	Show all iCloud vaults with agents and skills, indicates sync status
`setup`	Interactive setup to sync a vault to local
`unset`	List and remove local symlinks

Options

Option	Short	Description
`--vault N`	`-v N`	Pre-select vault by index (default: interactive)
`--overwrite`	`-w`	Overwrite local `openclaw.json` with symlink to iCloud version
`--no-confirm`	`-y`	Skip confirmation prompt (auto-confirm)

Examples

# Check sync status (shows all iCloud vaults)
/obsidian-openclaw-sync

# Interactive setup (select vault, create symlinks)
/obsidian-openclaw-sync setup

# Setup with overwrite (replace local openclaw.json with iCloud symlink)
/obsidian-openclaw-sync setup --overwrite

# Setup without confirmation prompt (auto-confirm)
/obsidian-openclaw-sync setup --no-confirm

# Setup specific vault without prompts
/obsidian-openclaw-sync setup --vault 1 --no-confirm

# List and remove local symlinks
/obsidian-openclaw-sync unset

Output Format

✓ iCloud Obsidian: /Users/.../iCloud~md~obsidian/Documents

✓ Valid Vaults (N):
  ✓ <vault-name>
      Agents (N): <agent1>, <agent2>, ...
      Skills (N): <skill1>, <skill2>, ...
  ○ <vault-name> [openclaw.json not found (recommended)]

✗ Invalid Vaults (N):
  ✗ <vault-name> (missing: .obsidian/)

Local Config: .openclaw
  Agents (N): <agent1>, <agent2>, ...
  Skills (N): <skill1>, <skill2>, ...

Synced Directories

Source (iCloud)	Target (Local)
`media/`	`./media/`
`projects/`	`./projects/`
`team/`	`./team/`
`skills/`	`./skills/`
`workspace-*/`	`./workspace-*/`
`.openclaw/*.json`	`./.openclaw/*.json`
`openclaw.json`	`./openclaw.json` (with --overwrite)

Multi-Device Sync Flow

Device 1: Run setup to create symlinks to iCloud vault
Device 2: Run setup --overwrite to replace local config with iCloud symlink
All devices: Changes sync via iCloud Drive automatically

References

Sync Helper Script - Core Python script for vault detection