Overview

mcp-obsidian

Description:
Server that enables direct interaction with Obsidian vault through REST API integration

Category: Note-Taking & Knowledge Management

Overview: This server implementation provides comprehensive tools for managing and interacting with Obsidian vaults, featuring:

• File listing across vault and directories
• Content retrieval and search functionality
• Content modification capabilities (patching and appending)
• Integration with Obsidian's Local REST API

Key Features:

• List vault files and directories
• Search across vault contents
• Get specific file contents
• Patch content with heading/block reference support
• Append content to new/existing files

Prerequisites:

• Obsidian REST API community plugin
• Valid API key from plugin settings

Configuration:

{
  "mcp-obsidian": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["mcp-obsidian"],
    "env": {
      "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your_api_key_here>"
    }
  }
}

Installation Path:

• MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Debugging:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /path/to/mcp-obsidian run mcp-obsidian

Log Monitoring:

tail -n 20 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp-server-mcp-obsidian.log