# Vault Cortex MCP server

Standalone MCP server for Obsidian vaults — hybrid search, notes & files, memory, tasks, OAuth 2.1

## Links
- Registry page: https://www.getdrio.com/mcp/io-github-aliasunder-vault-cortex
- Repository: https://github.com/aliasunder/vault-cortex
- Website: https://github.com/aliasunder/vault-cortex

## Install
- Auth: Auth required by registry metadata

## Setup notes
- Package: Oci ghcr.io/aliasunder/vault-cortex:0.35.0
- Environment variable: MCP_AUTH_TOKEN (required; secret)
- Environment variable: PUBLIC_URL (default http://localhost:8000)
- Environment variable: EMBEDDING_ENABLED (default true)
- Environment variable: RERANK_MODE (default blended; choices blended, none)
- Environment variable: WINDOWS_MODE (default false)
- Environment variable: MEMORY_ENABLED (default true)
- Environment variable: FILE_TOOLS_ENABLED (default true)
- Environment variable: MEMORY_DIR (default About Me)
- Environment variable: TZ (default UTC)
- Environment variable: LOG_LEVEL (default info; choices debug, info, warn, error)
- Environment variable: LOG_DIR
- Environment variable: LOG_RETENTION_DAYS (default 30)
- Environment variable: PROTECTED_PATHS
- Environment variable: ORPHAN_EXCLUDE_FOLDERS
- Environment variable: SERVICE_DOCUMENTATION_URL (default https://github.com/aliasunder/vault-cortex)
- Environment variable: MAX_FILE_BYTES (default 52428800)
- Environment variable: MAX_IMAGE_OUTPUT_BYTES (default 49152)
- Environment variable: MAX_PDF_RENDER_PAGES (default 5)
- The upstream registry signals required auth or secrets.

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## Metadata
- Owner: io.github.aliasunder
- Version: 0.35.0
- Runtime: Oci
- Transports: HTTP
- License: Not captured
- Language: Not captured
- Stars: Not captured
- Updated: Aug 4, 2026
- Source: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io
