Obsidian LiveSync

Sync CouchDB notes to local vault directory

Install

openclaw plugins install clawhub:@marshalw/obsidian-sync-plugin

Obsidian LiveSync Plugin

OpenClaw plugin that syncs CouchDB notes to a local vault directory, compatible with Obsidian LiveSync.

Install

bash

openclaw plugins install clawhub:@marshalw/obsidian-sync-plugin

Configuration

Add to openclaw.json:

json

{
  "plugins": {
    "allow": ["obsidian-sync"],
    "entries": {
      "obsidian-sync": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "couchdbUrl": "http://your-couchdb:5984",
          "couchdbDb": "my-ai-notes",
          "couchdbUser": "your-username",
          "couchdbPassword": "your-password",
          "vaultPath": "/path/to/vault"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Config fields

Field	Required	Default	Description
`couchdbUrl`	yes	-	CouchDB server URL
`couchdbDb`	no	`my-ai-notes`	Database name
`couchdbUser`	yes	-	CouchDB username
`couchdbPassword`	yes	-	CouchDB password
`vaultPath`	yes	-	Local vault directory path
`localDbPath`	no	`./data`	PouchDB LevelDB data directory

How it works

text

CouchDB ←→ PouchDB (LevelDB)
                ↕
           vault/ (filesystem)

Initial full sync on startup
Live bidirectional sync via PouchDB replication
File watcher for vault-to-CouchDB changes
Supports text (.md, .txt, etc.) and binary files (images, attachments)