smith-and-web/obsidian-mcp-server

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MCP server for Obsidian vault management - enables Claude and other AI assistants to read, write, search, and organize your notes

18 ★3 forksTypeScriptUpdated 1mo ago

What you need to know

MCP server letting AI assistants interact with an Obsidian vault, supporting note CRUD, frontmatter, tags, search, backlinks, and section operations over SSE.

Install

npx @smith-and-web/obsidian-mcp-server with VAULT_PATH env
Or Docker ghcr.io/smith-and-web/obsidian-mcp-server
SSE over https://domain/sse

Usage

  • •Create/read/update notes in a vault
  • •Search the vault
  • •Manage tags and frontmatter

Key features

  • ✓Note CRUD with safety confirmation and write modes
  • ✓Frontmatter get/set and tag management
  • ✓Full-text search, backlinks, broken-link detection
  • ✓Directory operations
  • ✓Optional API key auth
  • ✓Compact response mode (40-60% smaller)

Caveats

  • ⚠Requires VAULT_PATH
  • ⚠No direct SSE to stdio without config
Platforms: Local · RemoteClients: Claude Desktop · Cursor

Reviewed 2026-08-11

Topics

aiclaudemarkdownmcpmodel-context-protocolnotesobsidianssevault
Stars
18★
Forks
3
Language
TypeScript
License
MIT
Created
2026-01-09
Last push
2026-08-03