Commands
canvas
Generate an Obsidian JSON Canvas dashboard from vault state
The canvas command generates a visual dashboard as an Obsidian JSON Canvas file from your vault's current state — tasks, projects, graph stats, and observations.
Usage
clawvault canvas [options]Options
| Flag | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
-v, --vault <path> | Vault path | Nearest vault |
--output <path> | Output canvas file path | dashboard.canvas |
Examples
# Generate default dashboard
clawvault canvas
# Custom output path
clawvault canvas --output my-dashboard.canvas
# Specific vault
clawvault canvas -v ~/my-vaultDetails
Canvas files follow the JSON Canvas specification and open directly in Obsidian. File nodes are clickable — task cards link to their markdown files.
The generated dashboard includes vault statistics, task triage columns, and knowledge graph metrics drawn from your vault's current state.