I just wrote a super simple nvim plugin in fennel that allows you to go straight to your daily note using your existing obsidian config. https://git.sr.ht/~hermiod/obsidianlite.nvim

What I really want to do is build a language server for "backlinking markdown". In that case any editor could consume it to get references, go to definition, etc. Does that sound like the right experience?

Yes, lsp integration is what I’ve also thought about. I definitely think that’s the way to go. That way the experience would seamlessly integrate into the usual editor motions. Would love to see something like that!

Yes :) I do have plans for something similar, but its a bit low on my priority list since I'm keeping this project focused on note management right now.

Cool, I'll keep an eye on it then. Linking and jumping between notes IS what I'm using to manage my notes, so it doesn't fit my workflow quite yet, but I'd love to ditch obsidian for something that works with vim / in the terminal.

But keep going. The note taking space has made some serious progress in the last few years with things like obsidian, dendron, logseq, and many others, but terminal tools have not caught up yet and I'd love to see more progress there.

Thanks! This will take a minute to figure out, but I'll definitely work on it eventually.