Syncing an Obsidian Vault into Paperclip?
Richard · 2026-05-16
What's the best way to get my Obsidian Vault to my paperclip instance so it has more context for the tasks I need it to do?
Background: I have Paperclip running on a VPS, running a few different companies, and I'd liked to create a new one to handle my day-job things. Right now, my vault is hosted locally on my Mac, in an iCloud folder, and mostly governed by Claude Code.
The prevailing thought is to put it in a git repo and sync the two regular commits, but seems like there should be a more seamless way.
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Richard · 2026-05-17
Oh, interesting. I've been Hermes-curious but putting it off.. maybe I'll dig in...
I already have lots of skills for dailynotes, note cleanup, weekly wraps and weekly standups, etc. I'll have to see how they land/get repurposed. Thanks.
Richard · 2026-05-17
Hm, new to me! I'll dig in...
Aron Prins · 2026-05-17
Two layers worth separating:
Getting the files there. A git repo with regular commits is the boring-and-reliable path — markdown diffs stay clean and you get history for free. Resilio/Syncthing is smoother if you want it to feel live and don't need versioning. For an Obsidian vault specifically, git is what most plugins (Obsidian Git, etc.) already wrap.
Making it useful to agents. Don't drop the full vault into a project workspace and call it done. Two patterns that work better today:
File-browser plugin + scoped workspace. Mount the vault into a project's execution workspace and use the bundled plugin-file-browser-example to give agents a navigable surface. Keeps the vault read-mostly and per-company. Hermes agent as the indexer. Hermes already ships with persistent memory + retrieval tools. Point one Hermes agent at the vault directory and let it accumulate structured summaries of what's in there over a few heartbeats. Downstream agents query that agent rather than re-reading raw markdown each run. There's a guide on this pattern under Guides → Adapters → "Hermes with Persistent Memory".
Curious where you land — Obsidian-as-context is a recurring ask and worth a first-class story eventually.
Michael Iversen · 2026-05-17
You could install Resilio Sync on your local machine and the VPS. This way, Obsidian will always be in sync.
Daryl · 2026-05-17
Would this be compatible with GBrain?\ I set that up but also acknowledge the visual value of Obsidian.\ <https://github.com/garrytan/gbrain>