obsidian-mcp-server

Why we included this project

This MCP server is for people who want an AI assistant to do real work inside an Obsidian vault, not just read it. It exposes tools that let a connected agent read notes, search by text or structured filters, and edit sections, frontmatter, and tags without rewriting the whole file. The design leans toward safety: whole-file overwrites are refused by default, deletes need explicit confirmation, and command execution is opt-in, so handing an assistant write access to a knowledge base you care about feels less risky. It runs over STDIO or Streamable HTTP, which means it slots into Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, or any MCP-capable client, and it works against a live vault through the Obsidian local REST API rather than a static export. For anyone who treats their notes as a working system rather than a read-only archive, this is a practical way to let an agent maintain that system under guardrails.