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This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for connecting AI models with Obsidian knowledge bases. Through this server, AI models can directly access and manipulate Obsidian notes, including reading, creating, updating, and deleting notes, as well as managing folder structures.

Install

npx @huangyihe/obsidian-mcp

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@huangyihe/obsidian-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>",
        "OBSIDIAN_API_TOKEN": "<OBSIDIAN_API_TOKEN>",
        "OBSIDIAN_API_PORT": "<OBSIDIAN_API_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATHOBSIDIAN_API_TOKENOBSIDIAN_API_PORT
GitHub stars
17
Category
Note-Taking, Knowledge Management
License
MIT
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Features

  • Seamless Obsidian Integration: Direct access to Obsidian knowledge bases through MCP protocol

  • Complete Note Management: Read, create, update, and delete notes with advanced text replacement

  • Folder Operations: Create, rename, move, and delete folders with full hierarchy support

  • Intelligent Search: Full-text search across all file types with smart scoring

  • AI-Powered Analysis: NEW Strategic insights using TRILEMMA-PRINCIPLES framework

  • Auto Backlink Generation: NEW Intelligent detection and conversion of note names to wikilinks

  • Precision Editing: Advanced PATCH operations with heading and block-level targeting

  • Dual API Strategy: Obsidian REST API with filesystem fallback for maximum reliability

  • Context Optimization: Smart content summarization for LLM context length management

  • Batch Processing: Efficient bulk operations with progress tracking

Tools (10)

  • read_note

    Read the content of a specific note in the Obsidian vault

  • read_multiple_notes

    Read content from multiple notes simultaneously for batch processing

  • create_note

    Create a new note in the Obsidian vault with full content

  • delete_note

    Delete a note from the Obsidian vault

  • search_vault

    Advanced search across all file types with filename and content matching

  • move_note

    Move or rename notes to new locations (supports all file types including PDFs)

  • manage_folder

    Complete folder CRUD operations (create/rename/move/delete)

  • update_note

    Enhanced Update content using text replacements OR precision insertion

  • auto_backlink_vault

    Auto Backlink Generation

  • notes_insight

    AI-Powered Strategic Analysis NEW

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

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