Filesystem-first MCP for Obsidian — an LLM-maintained wiki inspired by Karpathy's LLM Wiki.
Use this profile to copy client config, check auth requirements, review tools and resources, and compare related MCP servers before adding it to an AI client.
npx -y kobsidian-mcp{
"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_API_URL": "https://127.0.0.1:27124",
"OBSIDIAN_API_VERIFY_TLS": "false",
"OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE"
}Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-bezata-kobsidian-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kobsidian-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_API_URL": "https://127.0.0.1:27124",
"OBSIDIAN_API_VERIFY_TLS": "false",
"OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE"
}
}
}
}~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.jsonNo remote HTTP endpoint is advertised. Use the package or stdio setup shown in Install.
kObsidian is an MCP server for Filesystem-first MCP for Obsidian — an LLM-maintained wiki inspired by Karpathy's LLM Wiki.. It supports STDIO transport.
Use the generated config in Install. This server runs with npx -y kobsidian-mcp; add any required environment variables before starting your client.
Choose the Claude Desktop tab in Install and copy the config for npx -y kobsidian-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Claude Desktop.
Choose the Claude Code tab in Install and copy the config for npx -y kobsidian-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Claude Code.
Choose the Codex tab in Install and copy the config for npx -y kobsidian-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Codex.
Choose the Cursor or VS Code tab in Install and copy the config for npx -y kobsidian-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Cursor or VS Code.
kObsidian uses STDIO transport. Use the package or command config in Install.
kObsidian inventory is listed when the MCP endpoint exposes tools, resources, or prompts. Some servers require auth first.
kObsidian is marked with Auth required by registry metadata auth. You may need provider login, an API key, a bearer token, or a session header.
| Package | Registry | Version | Inputs |
|---|---|---|---|
kobsidian-mcpstdio | npm | 0.2.1 | Env: OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH required Env: OBSIDIAN_API_URL Env: OBSIDIAN_API_VERIFY_TLS Env: OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY secret |