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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 . Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement.

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 listed in this index written primarily in Python, with 4.5k stars on GitHub. Its latest recorded repository push was in August 2026; that is not an ASE editorial review date.

Before connecting: access and data

This record's specific permissions have not been reviewed by ASE. Read the publisher's documentation before copying setup or connecting.

  • List the accounts, files and services the enabled tools can read, change or execute. Check your actual credentials and discovered tools.
  • Use narrowly scoped credentials and read-only mode where supported. Review proposed writes before approving them; a generated configuration does not apply these limits for you.
  • Local launch is not local-only data processing. External services receive requests, and your client may pass tool results to its model provider. Check both destinations before sharing private data.
  • Keep keys and browser session files out of shared config, repositories and screenshots. Know how to disconnect the server and separately revoke its credentials or account sessions.

Read the setup guide →

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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