find_orphaned_notes_tool
Identify notes with no connections to clean up your vault, find forgotten notes, and archive unused ones.
Instructions
Find orphaned notes with no connections (filesystem-native, offline).
Identifies notes that have neither inlinks nor outlinks - completely isolated notes that aren't referenced anywhere and don't reference anything else.
When to use:
Vault cleanup and maintenance
Finding forgotten or unused notes
Identifying candidates for archiving
Improving vault connectivity
Performance:
1,000 notes: < 10 seconds
10,000 notes: < 100 seconds
Returns: List of orphaned notes with file paths
Tool call template
This tool declares no required parameters. Add optional parameters from the input schema as needed.
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"arguments": {},
"name": "find_orphaned_notes_tool"
}
}Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| vault_path | No | Path to vault (optional, uses OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH env if not provided) | |
| ctx | No |