A local Model Context Protocol server that lets MCP-compatible assistants safely read and modify explicitly configured Obsidian vaults.
obsidian-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the stevenstavrakis/obsidian-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A local Model Context Protocol server that lets MCP-compatible assistants safely read and modify explicitly configured Obsidian vaults”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The documented npm package is obsidian-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| obsidian_list_vaults | List configured vault ids without exposing host paths. |
| obsidian_read_note | Read a bounded page of a note and return its SHA-256 etag. |
| obsidian_create_note | Atomically create a note without overwriting. |
| obsidian_edit_note | Append, prepend, or replace exact note content. |
| obsidian_delete_note | Move a note to MCP trash or permanently delete it with explicit confirmation. |
| obsidian_move_note | Move or rename a note and update unambiguous backlinks transactionally. |
| obsidian_create_directory | Transactionally create a directory inside a vault. |
| obsidian_search_vault | Search content, filenames, or tags with bounded cursor pagination. |
| obsidian_add_tags | Add tags to one or more notes atomically. |
| obsidian_remove_tags | Remove exact, nested, or wildcard-selected tags atomically. |
| obsidian_rename_tag | Rename a tag across the vault atomically. |
| obsidian_manage_tags | Unified add/remove tag workflow using the same implementation. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-mcp@2",
"serve",
"--vault",
"notes=/absolute/path/to/vault"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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