Obsidian MCP Lite

A TypeScript-based MCP server for Obsidian, providing a simple interface to interact with Obsidian vaults.

Local serverstdio

What is the Obsidian MCP Lite MCP Server?

Obsidian MCP Lite is an MCP project maintained in the yokarilight/obsidian-map-lite repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A TypeScript-based MCP server for Obsidian, providing a simple interface to interact with Obsidian vaults”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. 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_API_KEY. 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.

How to install the Obsidian MCP Lite MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-mcp-lite": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/obsidian-mcp-lite/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_OBSIDIAN_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

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