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npx -y obsidian-mcp-server{
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:27123",
"OBSIDIAN_VERIFY_SSL": "false",
"OBSIDIAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "30000",
"OBSIDIAN_ENABLE_COMMANDS": "false",
"OBSIDIAN_READ_PATHS": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_WRITE_PATHS": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_READ_ONLY": "false",
"OBSIDIAN_OMNISEARCH_URL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
"MCP_HTTP_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
"MCP_HTTP_PORT": "3010",
"MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH": "/mcp",
"MCP_AUTH_MODE": "none"
}Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-cyanheads-obsidian-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:27123",
"OBSIDIAN_VERIFY_SSL": "false",
"OBSIDIAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "30000",
"OBSIDIAN_ENABLE_COMMANDS": "false",
"OBSIDIAN_READ_PATHS": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_WRITE_PATHS": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_READ_ONLY": "false",
"OBSIDIAN_OMNISEARCH_URL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
"MCP_HTTP_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
"MCP_HTTP_PORT": "3010",
"MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH": "/mcp",
"MCP_AUTH_MODE": "none"
}
}
}
}~/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.
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| Package | Registry | Version | Inputs |
|---|---|---|---|
obsidian-mcp-serverstdio | npm | 3.2.12 | Env: OBSIDIAN_API_KEY required Env: OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL Env: OBSIDIAN_VERIFY_SSL Env: OBSIDIAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS Env: OBSIDIAN_ENABLE_COMMANDS Env: OBSIDIAN_READ_PATHS Env: OBSIDIAN_WRITE_PATHS Env: OBSIDIAN_READ_ONLY Env: OBSIDIAN_OMNISEARCH_URL Env: MCP_LOG_LEVEL |