Give AI agents access to your Obsidian vault via local files or Self-hosted LiveSync.
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 obsidian-sync-mcp{
"VAULT_PATH": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"COUCHDB_URL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"COUCHDB_USER": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"COUCHDB_PASSWORD": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"COUCHDB_DATABASE": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"COUCHDB_PASSPHRASE": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"COUCHDB_OBFUSCATE_PROPERTIES": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"VAULT_NAME": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"MCP_AUTH_TOKEN": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"BASE_URL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"PORT": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE"
}Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-es617-obsidian-sync-mcp": {
"url": "https://io-github-es617-obsidian-sync-mcp.example.com"
}
}
}~/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.
obsidian-sync-mcp is an MCP server for Give AI agents access to your Obsidian vault via local files or Self-hosted LiveSync.. It supports HTTP transport.
Use the generated config in Install. This server runs with npx -y obsidian-sync-mcp; add any required environment variables before starting your client.
Choose the Claude Desktop tab in Install and copy the config for npx -y obsidian-sync-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Claude Desktop.
Choose the Claude Code tab in Install and copy the config for npx -y obsidian-sync-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Claude Code.
Choose the Codex tab in Install and copy the config for npx -y obsidian-sync-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Codex.
Choose the Cursor or VS Code tab in Install and copy the config for npx -y obsidian-sync-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Cursor or VS Code.
obsidian-sync-mcp uses HTTP transport. Use the package or command config in Install.
obsidian-sync-mcp inventory is listed when the MCP endpoint exposes tools, resources, or prompts. Some servers require auth first.
obsidian-sync-mcp does not advertise a verified auth requirement. If discovery fails, it may still need provider login, an API key, a bearer token, or a session header.
| Package | Registry | Version | Inputs |
|---|---|---|---|
obsidian-sync-mcpstreamable-http | npm | 0.5.2 | Env: VAULT_PATH Env: COUCHDB_URL Env: COUCHDB_USER Env: COUCHDB_PASSWORD secret Env: COUCHDB_DATABASE Env: COUCHDB_PASSPHRASE secret Env: COUCHDB_OBFUSCATE_PROPERTIES Env: VAULT_NAME Env: MCP_AUTH_TOKEN secret Env: BASE_URL Env: PORT |