Installation

Obsidian plugin

1. Open Obsidian Settings > Community Plugins
2. Click Browse and search for “Pensum”
3. Install and enable the plugin
4. Pensum will scan your vault on first load

Manual installation

1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest GitHub Release
2. Create .obsidian/plugins/pensum/ in your vault
3. Copy the three files into that folder
4. Restart Obsidian and enable Pensum in Settings > Community Plugins

CLI

npm install -g @pensum/cli

Or via Homebrew:

brew install pensum

AI setup (Pro)

1. Open Pensum settings > AI features
2. Enable AI features
3. Enter your Anthropic API key (encrypted before storage)
4. Click “Test” to verify the connection
5. For meeting transcription, also configure an OpenAI API key

MCP server

Add to your Claude Code or Claude Desktop MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pensum": {
      "command": "pensum",
      "args": ["mcp-serve"],
      "env": { "PENSUM_VAULT": "/path/to/your/vault" }
    }
  }
}