MCP server to interact with Obsidian via the Local REST API community plugin.
mcp-obsidian is an MCP project maintained in the jordanm37/mcp-obsidian repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “MCP server to interact with Obsidian via the Local REST API community plugin”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using uv. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
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 |
|---|---|
| list_files_in_vault | Lists all files and directories in the root directory of your Obsidian vault |
| list_files_in_dir | Lists all files and directories in a specific Obsidian directory |
| get_file_contents | Return the content of a single file in your vault. |
| search | Search for documents matching a specified text query across all files in the vault |
| patch_content | Insert content into an existing note relative to a heading, block reference, or frontmatter field. |
| append_content | Append content to a new or existing file in the vault. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-obsidian": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<dir_to>/mcp-obsidian",
"run",
"mcp-obsidian"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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