name: trilium description: Work with Trilium Notes (notebook app) and automate via Trilium Notes ETAPI. This skill allows you to read, search, and create notes in your Trilium database. Use to manage notebook content or search for information within Trilium. To get started: (1) In Trilium, go to Options -> ETAPI and create a new ETAPI token. (2) Set TRILIUM_ETAPI_TOKEN and TRILIUM_SERVER_URL in your environment or .env file.

Trilium Notes

Work with Trilium Notes via the ETAPI.

Configuration

This skill requires a Trilium ETAPI token and the server URL. These should be stored in the environment or passed by the user.

• TRILIUM_ETAPI_TOKEN: Your ETAPI token (generated in Trilium -> Options -> ETAPI).
• TRILIUM_SERVER_URL: The URL of your Trilium server (e.g., http://localhost:8080).

Core Concepts

• Note ID: A unique identifier for a note (e.g., root, _day_2026-02-11).
• Attributes: Metadata attached to notes (labels, relations).
• ETAPI: The External Trilium API, a REST API for interacting with the database.

Example Prompts

Search for information

• "Search my Trilium notes for 'Home Lab'"
• "Find any notes in Trilium about 'Docker configuration'"
• "What did I write in Trilium about 'Project X'?"

Create new content

• "Create a new note in Trilium called 'Meeting Notes' under the root folder"
• "Add a note to Trilium with title 'Ideas' and content 'Buy more coffee'"
• "Create a text note in Trilium under my 'Projects' folder"

Read and retrieve

• "Show me the content of my Trilium note called 'Todo List'"
• "Get the details for the Trilium note with ID 'U5cC2X3KKPdC'"

Reference Documentation

For detailed API information, see references/api.md.