obsidian-mcp-server
io.github.cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server · version 3.8.0
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https://github.com/cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-serverQuick facts
- Listing: Community
- Published Oct 31, 04:19 UTC
- Transport: stdio
- Package: npm
obsidian-mcp-server3.8.0 - Listed by cosmic-mcp: Nov 9, 04:25 UTC
Details
- Repository: https://github.com/cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/obsidian-mcp-server
- Needs settings:
OBSIDIAN_API_KEYOBSIDIAN_BASE_URLOBSIDIAN_VERIFY_SSLOBSIDIAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MSOBSIDIAN_ENABLE_COMMANDSOBSIDIAN_READ_PATHSOBSIDIAN_WRITE_PATHSOBSIDIAN_DENY_PATHSOBSIDIAN_READ_ONLYOBSIDIAN_DELETE_ELICITATIONOBSIDIAN_OMNISEARCH_URLMCP_LOG_LEVEL
Setup snippets
Generated from the registry entry. cosmic-mcp has not run or reviewed this server; values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.
Run it locally (npm)
npx -y '[email protected]'Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-mcp-server": {
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"command": "npx",
"env": {
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<your mcp log level>",
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your obsidian api key>",
"OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL": "<your obsidian base url>",
"OBSIDIAN_DELETE_ELICITATION": "<your obsidian delete elicitation>",
"OBSIDIAN_DENY_PATHS": "<your obsidian deny paths>",
"OBSIDIAN_ENABLE_COMMANDS": "<your obsidian enable commands>",
"OBSIDIAN_OMNISEARCH_URL": "<your obsidian omnisearch url>",
"OBSIDIAN_READ_ONLY": "<your obsidian read only>",
"OBSIDIAN_READ_PATHS": "<your obsidian read paths>",
"OBSIDIAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<your obsidian request timeout ms>",
"OBSIDIAN_VERIFY_SSL": "<your obsidian verify ssl>",
"OBSIDIAN_WRITE_PATHS": "<your obsidian write paths>"
}
}
}
}Claude Code
claude mcp add 'obsidian-mcp-server' -- npx -y '[email protected]'Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-mcp-server": {
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"command": "npx",
"env": {
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<your mcp log level>",
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your obsidian api key>",
"OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL": "<your obsidian base url>",
"OBSIDIAN_DELETE_ELICITATION": "<your obsidian delete elicitation>",
"OBSIDIAN_DENY_PATHS": "<your obsidian deny paths>",
"OBSIDIAN_ENABLE_COMMANDS": "<your obsidian enable commands>",
"OBSIDIAN_OMNISEARCH_URL": "<your obsidian omnisearch url>",
"OBSIDIAN_READ_ONLY": "<your obsidian read only>",
"OBSIDIAN_READ_PATHS": "<your obsidian read paths>",
"OBSIDIAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<your obsidian request timeout ms>",
"OBSIDIAN_VERIFY_SSL": "<your obsidian verify ssl>",
"OBSIDIAN_WRITE_PATHS": "<your obsidian write paths>"
}
}
}
}VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)
{
"servers": {
"obsidian-mcp-server": {
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"command": "npx",
"env": {
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<your mcp log level>",
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your obsidian api key>",
"OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL": "<your obsidian base url>",
"OBSIDIAN_DELETE_ELICITATION": "<your obsidian delete elicitation>",
"OBSIDIAN_DENY_PATHS": "<your obsidian deny paths>",
"OBSIDIAN_ENABLE_COMMANDS": "<your obsidian enable commands>",
"OBSIDIAN_OMNISEARCH_URL": "<your obsidian omnisearch url>",
"OBSIDIAN_READ_ONLY": "<your obsidian read only>",
"OBSIDIAN_READ_PATHS": "<your obsidian read paths>",
"OBSIDIAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<your obsidian request timeout ms>",
"OBSIDIAN_VERIFY_SSL": "<your obsidian verify ssl>",
"OBSIDIAN_WRITE_PATHS": "<your obsidian write paths>"
},
"type": "stdio"
}
}
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