searchFiles

Search for notes, documents, and files within your Obsidian vault hosted on GitHub. Find specific content using GitHub search syntax, targeting filenames, paths, or file contents for precise results.

Instructions

Search for notes, documents, and files within your Obsidian vault on GitHub (my-organization/obsidian-vault). Find specific knowledge base content using GitHub's powerful search syntax. Supports searching in filenames, paths, and content.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`page`	No	Page number to retrieve (0-indexed)
`perPage`	No	Number of results per page
`query`	Yes	Search query - can be a simple term or use GitHub search qualifiers
`searchIn`	No	Where to search: 'filename' (exact filename match), 'path' (anywhere in file path), 'content' (file contents), or 'all' (comprehensive search)	all

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "default": 0,
      "description": "Page number to retrieve (0-indexed)",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "perPage": {
      "default": 100,
      "description": "Number of results per page",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "query": {
      "description": "Search query - can be a simple term or use GitHub search qualifiers",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "searchIn": {
      "default": "all",
      "description": "Where to search: 'filename' (exact filename match), 'path' (anywhere in file path), 'content' (file contents), or 'all' (comprehensive search)",
      "enum": [
        "filename",
        "path",
        "content",
        "all"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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searchFiles

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Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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