---
title: "Export Obsidian vaults into clean Markdown trees for publishing or downstream processing"
description: "Convert Obsidian vault content, wikilinks, and attachments into portable Markdown trees before publishing, indexing, or migrating notes."
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/zoni/obsidian-export"
author: "zoni"
publisher_type: "user"
category:
  - "Data Extraction & Transformation"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "zoni/obsidian-export"
  github_stars: 1300
---

# Export Obsidian vaults into clean Markdown trees for publishing or downstream processing

Convert Obsidian vault content, wikilinks, and attachments into portable Markdown trees before publishing, indexing, or migrating notes.

## Prerequisites

obsidian-export CLI and access to the source vault directory

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Install obsidian-export from Cargo or an upstream release binary, then run it against the source vault and destination directory to produce a regular Markdown tree.
```

## Documentation

- https://github.com/zoni/obsidian-export

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/export-obsidian-vaults-into-clean-markdown-trees-for-publishing-or-downstream-processing/)