How do I install Obsidian?

Obsidian is a local plugin. Install it using npm package: vault-mcp-tools and add the generated configuration snippet to your AI app's MCP config file. Then restart your AI app.

What credentials does Obsidian need?

Obsidian requires the following credentials or environment variables: OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH, OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN, OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT, OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT, OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT, OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN. You can find setup instructions on the server detail page.

What AI apps work with Obsidian?

Obsidian uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Obsidian MCP Server

by Afable702

SecurityModerate7.8MCP RegistryLocal

Free

Server data from the Official MCP Registry

Complete Obsidian vault MCP server. 35 tools: notes, search, graph, tags, canvas.

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Complete Obsidian vault MCP server. 35 tools: notes, search, graph, tags, canvas.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Absolute path to the Obsidian vault root directoryOptional

Environment variable: OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH

Bearer token for the Obsidian REST API (enables 3 bonus tools: execute_command, list_commands, open_in_obsidian)Required

Environment variable: OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN

REST API port (default: 27124)Optional

Environment variable: OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT

Transport mode: stdio (default) or httpOptional

Environment variable: OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT

HTTP transport port (default: 3000)Optional

Environment variable: OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT

Bearer token for HTTP transport authenticationRequired

Environment variable: OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-afable702-vault-mcp-tools": {
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT": "your-obsidian-http-port-here",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT": "your-obsidian-rest-port-here",
        "OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT": "your-obsidian-transport-here",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN": "your-obsidian-rest-token-here",
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "your-obsidian-vault-path-here",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN": "your-obsidian-http-auth-token-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vault-mcp-tools"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Security Report

7.8

Moderate7.8Low Risk

Valid MCP server (1 strong, 1 medium validity signals). 2 known CVEs in dependencies (1 critical, 0 high severity) Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

5 files analyzed · 3 issues found

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