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.