Obsidian 99

Obsidian 99 is a desktop-only Obsidian plugin inspired by ThePrimeagen's 99. It aims to stay small: a tight command surface, minimal settings, and no extra infrastructure beyond the OpenCode CLI.

What It Does

The plugin wraps a few focused AI workflows behind Obsidian commands:

• 99: Open launcher: opens a fuzzy launcher for the main actions.
• 99: Visual selection: sends the current selection and note context to OpenCode, then replaces the selection with the returned text.
• 99: Search: asks OpenCode for structured note locations and opens them in the results pane.
• 99: Search work: reuses a saved work description and finds the next likely locations to continue.
• 99: Vibe: runs a broader agentic pass and stores the returned summary and logs in request history.
• 99: Open last request and 99: Open request history: reopen earlier results or inspect detailed logs.
• 99: Select model and 99: Select provider: query opencode models and switch the active backend from inside Obsidian.

The plugin also keeps a clickable status item in the Obsidian status bar so you can reopen recent activity quickly.

Requirements

• Obsidian desktop 1.6.0+
• A filesystem-backed vault
• OpenCode CLI installed and available on PATH, or configured via an absolute/~/ path
• OpenCode authentication configured for at least one provider

Example bootstrap:

opencode auth login
opencode models

Install

Manual install

1. Build the plugin:

npm install
npm run build

1. Copy these files into .obsidian/plugins/obsidian-99/ inside your vault:

• manifest.json
• main.js
• styles.css

1. Reload community plugins in Obsidian and enable Obsidian 99.

Development install

If you want to develop against a real vault:

1. Create or choose a desktop Obsidian vault.
2. Create .obsidian/plugins/obsidian-99/ inside that vault.
3. Symlink or copy manifest.json, main.js, and styles.css from this repo into that folder.
4. Run npm run dev in this repo.
5. Reload the plugin inside Obsidian after each rebuild.

Commands

Command	Behavior
99: Open launcher	Opens the main fuzzy action picker.
99: Visual selection	Rewrites the current selection in place.
99: Search	Shows structured note/file hits in the results pane.
99: Vibe	Runs a broader editing-style request and stores the returned summary/logs.
99: Search work	Uses the saved work description as the request.
99: Set work description	Updates the persistent work item.
99: Open last request	Reopens the most recent completed request.
99: Open request history	Opens the searchable request log.
99: Select model	Picks a model from opencode models.
99: Select provider	Picks a provider grouped from opencode models.
99: Cancel active requests	Cancels all active OpenCode requests.

Settings

• OpenCode binary: executable name, absolute path, or ~/... path. Defaults to opencode.
• Model: active provider/model string, such as opencode/claude-sonnet-4-5.
• Timeout (seconds): request timeout used for OpenCode API calls.
• History limit: number of request records kept in memory.
• Work description: persistent input used by 99: Search work.

Recommended Hotkeys

Obsidian does not support multi-stroke leader sequences directly, so the closest workflow is:

• bind 99: Open launcher to something like Mod+9
• bind 99: Visual selection directly if you want the fastest selection-rewrite flow
• bind 99: Search or 99: Vibe directly if you prefer dedicated commands

Notes And Limits

• The plugin currently expects a local, filesystem-backed vault because it resolves absolute paths and opens files from disk.
• Search results only open files that resolve inside the active vault.
• Visual replacement assumes the target note still exists and is editable when the response returns.
• The plugin does not assign default hotkeys in code; configure them through Obsidian's Hotkeys settings.

Development

Useful commands while working on the plugin:

npm run dev
npm run typecheck
npm test
npm run build

Current automated verification covers parser behavior, prompt generation, request-store transitions, result formatting, runner behavior, and OpenCode server startup/error handling.