read_note_tool
Retrieve note content and metadata from your Obsidian vault to display, analyze, or verify before making changes.
Instructions
Read the content and metadata of a specific note.
When to use:
Displaying note contents to the user
Analyzing or processing existing note data
ALWAYS before updating a note to preserve existing content
Verifying a note exists before making changes
When NOT to use:
Searching multiple notes (use search_notes instead)
Getting only metadata (use get_note_info for efficiency)
Viewing images in a note (use view_note_images instead)
Returns:
Note content and metadata including tags, aliases, and frontmatter.
Image references () are preserved in the content but images are not loaded.
IMPORTANT: If the note contains image references, proactively offer to analyze them: "I can see this note contains [N] images. Would you like me to analyze/examine them for you?" Then use view_note_images to load and analyze the images if requested.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | Yes | Note location within your vault (e.g., 'Projects/AI Research.md'). Use forward slashes for folders. | |
| ctx | No |