Record · mcp-obsidianMCP serverOpen sourceVerified Sep 23, 2026

MCP Server for Obsidian (mcp-obsidian)

Read, search, append to and patch notes in an Obsidian vault from an MCP client.

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Sources and review

Checked against public documentation on September 23, 2026. Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement.

Repository and README

Best for

Obsidian users who want an assistant to look things up and write into their vault.

Avoid if

You can't run the Local REST API community plugin; the server reaches your vault only through it.

About MCP Server for Obsidian (mcp-obsidian)

mcp-obsidian talks to Obsidian through the Local REST API community plugin. Its tools list files and folders, read notes, search the vault, append content, insert text relative to a heading, block reference or frontmatter field, and delete files.

MCP Server for Obsidian (mcp-obsidian) is an open-source project written primarily in Python, with 4.4k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in August 2026.

Add MCP Server for Obsidian (mcp-obsidian) to your MCP client

Generated from the launch command in the project's README. Your client starts the server on demand. Replace <your-api-key> with your own value first.

Claude CodeRun in your terminal

claude mcp add mcp-obsidian -e 'OBSIDIAN_API_KEY=<your-api-key>' -- uvx mcp-obsidian

Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-obsidian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-obsidian"],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-obsidian": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-obsidian"],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-obsidian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-obsidian"],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Codex~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.mcp-obsidian]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-obsidian"]
env = { OBSIDIAN_API_KEY = "<your-api-key>" }

Check the project's README for required accounts, keys and permissions before connecting. Setup guide for each client →

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