notes-mcp MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for interacting with Obsidian notes. This server provides tools to search through and read notes from your Obsidian vault, making your knowledge base…

Local serverstdio

What is the notes-mcp Server?

notes-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the boazy/notes-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for interacting with Obsidian notes. This server provides tools to search through and read notes from your Obsidian vault…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using deno. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
search_notes
read_notes

How to install the notes-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notes": {
      "command": "deno",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--allow-read=/path/to/your/obsidian/vault",
        "--allow-run=rg",
        "--allow-env=OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH",
        "src/index.ts"
      ],
      "cwd": "/path/to/notes-mcp",
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATHDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation