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Obsidian MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Obsidian MCP is a tool that allows you to interact with your Obsidian vault using the Model Context Protocol. This enables AI assistants to read, write, and manipulate notes in your Obsidian vault through a standardized interface.

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18 or higher

  • Obsidian with Local REST API plugin installed and configured

  • API key generated from the Local REST API plugin

Related MCP server: MCP Obsidian

Setting MCP Server (e.g. Claude Desktop App)

  1. Clone this repository

  2. Install dependencies:

    npm install
  3. Build the project:

    npm run build
  4. Configure Claude Desktop App to use this MCP server:

    { "mcpServers": { "Obsidian": { "command": "node", "args": ["/Users/<Your Own Path>/obsisian-mcp/build/index.js"], "env": { "apiKey": "<Your API Token>", "port": "27123", "host": "127.0.0.1" } } } }

Development

Create .env and configure "apiKey", "port", and "host" as mentioned above.

Available Tools

The following tools are implemented:

  1. readNote - Read the contents of a specific note

    { "path": "path/to/note.md" }
  2. readActiveNote - Read the contents of the current active note

    {}
  3. listNotes - Recursively lists files and folders in the entire Vault or under a specified folder

    { "path": "optional/folder/path" }
  4. patchNote - Inserts content into an existing note relative to a heading, block reference, or frontmatter field

    { "path": "path/to/note.md", "operation": "append|prepend|replace", "targetType": "heading|block|frontmatter", "target": "target_identifier", "content": "content to insert" }
  5. searchWithJsonLogic - Search Obsidian notes using JsonLogic format queries

    { "query": { // JsonLogic query object } }

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