MCP server for Obsidian vaults that survives iCloud — reads, searches and writes notes without hanging on evicted files
MCP server for Obsidian vaults that survives iCloud — reads, searches and writes notes without hanging on evicted files
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| obsidian_list_notes | List Markdown notes, optionally under a subdirectory |
| obsidian_search_notes | Full-text search with path, line number and excerpt |
| obsidian_read_note | Read one note |
| obsidian_create_note | Create a note; refuses to overwrite |
| obsidian_update_note | Atomic overwrite of an existing note |
| obsidian_vault_health | Materialized vs evicted counts, bytes pending, largest evicted notes — stat-only, never blocks |
| obsidian_warm_notes | Opt-in background downloads for evicted notes, bounded per call |
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "obsidian-icloud-mcp"],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_VAULTS": "{\"Personal\":\"/Users/you/Documents/Notes\"}"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| OBSIDIAN_VAULTS | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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