Guides, comparisons and notes
SystemSculpt's guides explain how to use AI with an Obsidian vault. Compare plugins, follow a workflow or read our product and technical notes.
Guides
Start with a question or a task: choose your AI, work with notes, search your vault or turn audio into text.
How to Use Claude Code in Obsidian
Run your own Claude Code inside Obsidian with SystemSculpt. A 3-step desktop setup, what stays on your machine, how edit approvals work, and the free start for hosted AI.
Updated
How to use Codex in Obsidian
Run your own signed-in Codex inside Obsidian with SystemSculpt. Choose the backend, attach notes and review actions. No SystemSculpt plan is required.
Obsidian AI Assistant: A Practical Guide to Vault Context
Learn how SystemSculpt brings vault-aware chat, hybrid search, transcription, document processing, and reviewable AI actions into Obsidian.
Updated
Obsidian Transcription Plugin: A Guide to Searchable Audio
Turn recordings into searchable Markdown in Obsidian with SystemSculpt transcription, reviewable source text, and connected vault workflows.
Updated
Obsidian Semantic Search Plugin: Find Notes by Meaning
Find Obsidian notes by meaning with hybrid semantic and keyword search, one SystemSculpt setup, and an index you control from your vault.
Updated
Safe AI Automation in Obsidian: Gate Consequences
My agentic Obsidian workflow lets agents run local commands and edit drafts freely, then asks for approval before public or irreversible actions.
Obsidian AI Assistant for Writing: A Safe Workflow With Approvals
My Obsidian AI writing workflow turns vault notes into publishable drafts with approvals, source discipline, and enough structure to trust the final file.
Updated
Free AI Automation Templates for Obsidian (Any Role)
These free AI automation templates for Obsidian help me score workflow ideas, define approval rules, and run weekly risk reviews before I automate anything important.
Updated
Obsidian Daily Note Template I Actually Use
A practical Obsidian daily note template for priorities, open loops, notes, tasks, and tomorrow planning, with setup steps and a copy-ready markdown version.
Comparisons
Compare AI plugins for Obsidian by the work they do and what they cost.
Best Obsidian AI Plugins in 2026: Compared for Real Vault Work
The best Obsidian AI plugins in 2026, compared for retrieval, agent actions, review boundaries, and setup so you can choose the right fit for your vault.
Updated
Obsidian Copilot Alternative: How to Choose in 2026
Copilot 4 now runs Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode. Compare it with Claudian, Agent Client, Smart Connections and SystemSculpt before you switch.
Updated
SystemSculpt vs Other Obsidian AI Plugins: The Power User Test
A practical comparison of SystemSculpt, Copilot, Smart Composer, Smart Connect, and agent sidebars for Obsidian power users.
Updated
Obsidian AI Plugin Pricing: Monthly vs Yearly
Compare SystemSculpt Monthly at $9, Yearly at $90, and separate hosted-operation credits for AI workflows inside Obsidian.
Updated
Notes
Product updates and technical notes from SystemSculpt.
App Intents Are the Bridge Between Codex and Siri
Apple's App Intents framework turns app behavior into structured verbs and nouns. Codex makes that surface much cheaper to ship.
Claude Mythos and the Hardening Thesis
Anthropic's Claude Mythos found thousands of zero-days across every major OS and browser. Here's what it means for your next six months of commits.
My AGENTS.md Runs an Operating System, Not a Style Guide
Every AGENTS.md guide tells you to add build commands and coding conventions. Mine loads skills, routes across repos, manages memory, and self-evolves.
Tempo's Machine Payments Protocol Is the Part Worth Watching
Tempo's mainnet launch is interesting, but the bigger signal is MPP: a Stripe-backed attempt to turn machine payments into a clear HTTP request contract.
Resend CLI Review: A Real Command Surface for Humans, Agents, and CI
I installed Resend's new CLI, read the repo, and found a rare thing: a SaaS command surface that clearly targets humans, CI pipelines, and AI agents at the same time.
Why I Deleted Most of My Skills for GPT-5.4
I used GPT-5.4's prompt guidance to delete skill sprawl, replace stale helper scripts with prompt contracts, and keep only the broad skills that still compound.
Claude Code's Open-Source Ecosystem and the Harness Layer
I think Claude Code's open-source ecosystem matters less as a shell story and more as a harness layer where memory, orchestration, and model switching compound.
Welcome to the SystemSculpt Blog
This blog is where I publish the practical Obsidian, AgentOps, and workflow systems behind SystemSculpt so readers can move from curiosity to a real operating loop.
Updated