name: bases description: Query Obsidian Bases via the Bases Query plugin (RPC). Use when you need to read structured data from Obsidian bases.

Bases Skill

Query Obsidian Bases via the Bases Query plugin.

Endpoint

http://127.0.0.1:27125/rpc

Methods

List All Bases

curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:27125/rpc \
  -d '{"method":"bases"}' | jq '.results[].name'

Query a View

curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:27125/rpc \
  -d '{"method":"query","params":{"base":"path/to/file.base","view":"View Name"}}'

Get Schema (discover fields)

curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:27125/rpc \
  -d '{"method":"schema","params":{"base":"path/to/file.base","view":"View Name"}}'

Response Format

{
  "count": 2,
  "results": [
    {
      "path": "Notes/Example.md",
      "name": "Example",
      "frontmatter": {
        "status": "active",
        "date": "2026-01-03"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Extract Data with jq

# Names only
jq '.results[].name'

# Name + specific field
jq '.results[] | {name, status: .frontmatter.status}'

Plugin Required

Install via BRAT: https://github.com/ArtemXTech/obsidian-bases-query