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This page is the complete keyword reference for Shimmering Obsidian. Every Alfred keyword the workflow exposes is listed here, grouped by function, along with the keyboard modifiers that work across most commands. Keep this page open while you explore the workflow — once the shortcuts become muscle memory, you will rarely need to leave Alfred to interact with Obsidian.
The core of Shimmering Obsidian is its Alfred-based quick switcher. These keywords let you find and open anything in your vault without Obsidian needing to be in the foreground.
Keyword
Description
o
Open files — searches notes, aliases, folders, and headings combined
ot
Search tags, then browse all notes carrying the selected tag
ob
Search bookmarked files and saved searches
or
Open recent files (last 10 opened)
oa
Search attachments (non-Markdown files) in the vault
oe
Search all external links across the entire vault
The o search also doubles as an Alfred Fallback Search, appearing whenever a normal Alfred search returns no results.
These keywords let you capture ideas and create new notes at speed, without switching to Obsidian first.
Keyword
Description
on
Create a new note — text typed after on becomes the filename
oo
Append text to your scratchpad note, or open it directly
Trigger the scratchpad via a hotkey (configured in Alfred Preferences) to append whatever text is currently selected in any application — ideal for capturing passages while reading.
Most search results in Shimmering Obsidian respond to the same set of modifier keys. Learning these once gives you full control over every feature in the workflow.
Modifier
Action
⏎
Primary action — open the selected file in Obsidian
⌘ + ⏎
Open in a new tab (configurable: new window or split)
⌥ + ⏎
Reveal in Finder / copy URL (context-dependent)
fn + ⏎
Append content to the selected note (prompt or clipboard)
⌃ + ⏎
Copy Obsidian URI / copy plugin ID (context-dependent)
⇧ + ⏎
Browse all links of a note / enable or disable plugin
⇧ or ⌘ + Y
Quick Look preview of the selected note or theme screenshot
To avoid accidentally triggering Quick Look, consider disabling the ⇧ activator in Alfred Preferences under Features → Previews and using ⌘ + Y exclusively. This prevents the preview window from appearing when you are simply scrolling through results.
