Katmer Code

KatmerCode

Claude Code inside Obsidian — with academic research skills, inline diff editing, and MCP support.

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An Obsidian plugin that integrates Claude Code as a sidebar chat panel. Built for researchers who write in Obsidian and want AI assistance for literature review, citation checking, manuscript editing, and peer review — without leaving their editor.

Ships with **7 academic research skills** that work as slash commands. **Desktop only** (requires Claude Code CLI).


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Quick Start

1. Install Claude Code: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code then run claude to log in
2. Clone and build: git clone https://github.com/hkcanan/katmer-code.git && cd katmer-code && npm install && npm run build
3. Copy main.js, manifest.json, styles.css into /.obsidian/plugins/katmer-code/
4. Enable KatmerCode in Obsidian → Settings → Community Plugins
5. For academic skills: Settings → KatmerCode → toggle skills on + enable Allow Web Requests

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What It Does

• Runs Claude Code inside Obsidian (via Agent SDK)
• Edits your manuscripts with inline diff — word-level track changes in the editor (accept/undo)
• Generates HTML research reports (peer review, citation analysis, gap analysis) viewable inside Obsidian
• Connects to your MCP servers — any server configured in ~/.claude.json works automatically
• Supports /compact, tabs, session resume, streaming, and everything Claude Code terminal can do

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Screenshots

Chat Panel

 *Text selection auto-attaches as context. Tool calls, thinking blocks, and streamin