MCP Obsidian

Model Context Protocol server for Obsidian vault integration. This allows Claude Desktop (or any MCP client) to search and read your Obsidian notes.

Quick Start (For Users)

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+ (install via brew install node)
Obsidian vault
Claude Desktop (install from https://claude.ai/desktop)

Configuration

Open your Claude Desktop configuration file at: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

You can find this through the Claude Desktop menu:

Open Claude Desktop
Click Claude on the Mac menu bar
Click "Settings"
Click "Developer"
Add the following to your configuration:

{ "tools": { "obsidian": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@kazuph/mcp-obsidian"], "env": { "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "/path/to/your/obsidian/vault" } } } }

Note: Replace /path/to/your/obsidian/vault with your actual Obsidian vault path.

Related MCP server: MCP Tools for Obsidian

For Developers

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+ (install via brew install node)
Obsidian vault
Claude Desktop (install from https://claude.ai/desktop)
tsx (install via npm install -g tsx)

Installation

git clone https://github.com/kazuph/mcp-obsidian.git cd mcp-obsidian npm install npm run build

Configuration

Make sure Claude Desktop is installed and running.
Install tsx globally if you haven't:

npm install -g tsx # or pnpm add -g tsx

Modify your Claude Desktop config located at: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

You can easily find this through the Claude Desktop menu:

Open Claude Desktop
Click Claude on the Mac menu bar
Click "Settings"
Click "Developer"

Add the following to your MCP client's configuration:

{ "tools": { "obsidian": { "args": ["tsx", "/path/to/mcp-obsidian/index.ts"], "env": { "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "/path/to/your/obsidian/vault" } } } }

Available Tools

obsidian_read_notes: Read the contents of multiple notes. Each note's content is returned with its path as a reference.
obsidian_search_notes: Search for notes by name (case-insensitive, supports partial matches and regex).
obsidian_read_notes_dir: List the directory structure under a specified path.
obsidian_write_note: Create a new note at the specified path.