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Add template:insert error message to docs

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Clarifies exact error returned when no file is active in Obsidian UI:
"Error: No active editor. Open a file first."

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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2026-02-27 23:51:30 +01:00
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skills/obsidian-cli/SKILL.md
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@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ obsidian sync:restore path="important.md" version=3 # Rollback
6. **Stderr noise** — GPU/Electron warnings on headless are harmless; filter with `2>/dev/null`.
7. **`daily:prepend`** inserts content after frontmatter, not at byte 0.
8. **Use `eval`** to run arbitrary JavaScript against the Obsidian API (`app.*`).
9. **`template:insert`** inserts into the currently active file in the Obsidian UI — it does not accept a `path=` parameter. To create a file from a template via CLI, use `obsidian create path="..." template="..."` instead.
9. **`template:insert`** inserts into the currently active file in the Obsidian UI — it does not accept a `path=` parameter. If no file is open, it returns `Error: No active editor. Open a file first.` To create a file from a template via CLI, use `obsidian create path="..." template="..."` instead.
## Troubleshooting
skills/obsidian-cli/references/command-reference.md
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@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ obsidian template:insert name="weekly-review" # Insert template into t
- `resolve` — Process template variables (`{{date}}`, `{{title}}`, etc.)
- Title and other variables can be passed as `key=value` for template rendering.
> **Note:** `template:insert` inserts into whichever file is currently active in the Obsidian UI — it does not accept a `path=` parameter. To create a new file from a template, use `obsidian create path="..." template="..."` instead.
> **Note:** `template:insert` inserts into whichever file is currently active in the Obsidian UI — it does not accept a `path=` parameter. If no file is open, it returns `Error: No active editor. Open a file first.` To create a new file from a template, use `obsidian create path="..." template="..."` instead.
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