Obsidian MCP Server
Obsidian vault MCP server with read, write, search, and surgical edit tools via the Local REST API plugin. 14 tools, three search modes (text, Dataview DQL, JSONLogic), STDIO and Streamable HTTP transports.
“Top commit cadence in this batch (34 commits on main in the last 30 days). 14-tool surface for read, write, search, and surgical edit on Obsidian vaults via the Local REST API plugin. Three search modes (text, Dataview DQL, JSONLogic). Refuses whole-file overwrites by default; writes need explicit overwrite flag. Picks the audience over MarkusPfundstein/mcp-obsidian (3,530 stars; zero releases ever; 11 months stale).”
INSTALL THIS SERVER
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your-local-rest-api-token>",
"OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:27123"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your-local-rest-api-token>",
"OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:27123"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your-local-rest-api-token>",
"OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:27123"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your-local-rest-api-token>",
"OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:27123"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your-local-rest-api-token>",
"OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:27123"
}
}
}
}
7 TOOLS AVAILABLE
OUR ASSESSMENT
- 34 commits on main in the last 30 days, top cadence in this batch.
- 14 tools cover the full read, write, search, edit, and frontmatter surface.
- Three search modes: text substring with context, Dataview DQL, JSONLogic tree evaluation.
- Refuses whole-file overwrites by default; overwrite flag is required to clobber an existing file.
- Apache-2.0 licence.
- Surgical edit primitives: obsidian_patch_note targets a heading, block reference, or frontmatter field.
- Three projections on obsidian_get_note: raw content, full structured form, document map for discovery before editing.
- Streamable HTTP plus STDIO transports.
- Zero tagged GitHub releases at time of review; versioning lives on npm only (current 3.1.1 visible on npm; GitHub release tags are absent).
- Requires the Obsidian Local REST API plugin installed and configured in each vault.
- Vault path semantics are tied to the plugin host; agents on remote machines need the plugin exposing the REST endpoint over HTTPS.
- Single-maintainer governance.
The server connects to the Obsidian Local REST API plugin which must be configured with a token. Scope the plugin token to a dedicated Obsidian profile for agent use. The obsidian_execute_command tool is opt-in via OBSIDIAN_ENABLE_COMMANDS=true; leave it off for production agents. Whole-file write is refused by default; the overwrite flag carries explicit intent.
Knowledge workers and writers running Obsidian as a primary note system who want AI agents to read, write, and surgically edit notes; workflows where the agent reads a document-map projection then patches specific headings or block references; operators who want the Dataview DQL search surface available to agents.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
ADOPTION METRICS
// Reading this481 stars and 69 forks. 34 commits on main in the last 30 days carry the editorial weight.
// Reading thisFourth-ranked in productivity. Replaces MarkusPfundstein/mcp-obsidian (3,530 stars; zero releases; 11 months stale).
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 5 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.
The same server, 5 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.
| Source | Their rating | Their star count | Their downloads | Last synced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutomationSwitch This page | 4.3editorial | 481 | — | MAY 1, 2026 |
| PulseMCP | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 1, 2026 |
| MCP.so | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 1, 2026 |
| Glama | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 1, 2026 |
| Smithery | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 1, 2026 |
| Official MCP Registry | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | MAY 1, 2026 |
// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.
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