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Your Obsidian Vault Can Now Run SQL (and Your Agent Can Read It)
A new Obsidian plugin enables local SQL execution via DuckDB, allowing you to turn markdown notes into queryable, live dashboards.
What: The MotherDuck Obsidian plugin allows users to run SQL blocks directly within notes, query local files, and sync results back into markdown tables with automated refresh schedules.
Why it matters: This represents the 'local-first' trend in data engineering where analysts are moving complex transformation logic out of centralized cloud warehouses and back onto local development environments.
Decoder
- DuckDB: An in-process SQL OLAP database management system designed for fast analytical queries.
- Substrait: An open-source, cross-language intermediate representation for relational algebra and query plans.
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