Obsidian Vault MCP Server
Access Obsidian vaults via Local REST API - read, search, and interact with notes
Access Obsidian vaults via Local REST API - read, search, and interact with notes
npx -y @oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian{
"API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"API_URLS": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"API_HOST": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"API_PORT": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"MCP_TRANSPORTS": "stdio,http",
"MCP_HTTP_PORT": "3000",
"MCP_HTTP_HOST": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"MCP_HTTP_TOKEN": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE"
}Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-oleksandrkucherenko-mcp-obsidian-via-rest": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"API_URLS": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"API_HOST": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"API_PORT": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"MCP_TRANSPORTS": "stdio,http",
"MCP_HTTP_PORT": "3000",
"MCP_HTTP_HOST": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"MCP_HTTP_TOKEN": "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.
Obsidian Vault MCP Server is an MCP server for Access Obsidian vaults via Local REST API - read, search, and interact with notes. It supports STDIO, HTTP transport.
Use the generated config in Install. This server runs with npx -y @oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian; add any required environment variables before starting your client.
Choose the Claude Desktop tab in Install and copy the config for npx -y @oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian. Add required environment variables before starting Claude Desktop.
Choose the Claude Code tab in Install and copy the config for npx -y @oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian. Add required environment variables before starting Claude Code.
Choose the Codex tab in Install and copy the config for npx -y @oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian. Add required environment variables before starting Codex.
Choose the Cursor or VS Code tab in Install and copy the config for npx -y @oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian. Add required environment variables before starting Cursor or VS Code.
Obsidian Vault MCP Server uses STDIO, HTTP transport. Use the package or command config in Install.
Obsidian Vault MCP Server inventory is listed when the MCP endpoint exposes tools, resources, or prompts. Some servers require auth first.
Obsidian Vault MCP Server 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidianstdio | npm | 1.3.3 | Env: API_KEY required secret Env: API_URLS required Env: API_HOST Env: API_PORT |
ghcr.io/oleksandrkucherenko/obsidian-mcp:1.3.3streamable-http | oci | Not captured | Env: API_KEY required secret Env: API_URLS required Env: MCP_TRANSPORTS Env: MCP_HTTP_PORT Env: MCP_HTTP_TOKEN secret |
docker.io/oleksandrkucherenko/obsidian-mcp:1.3.3streamable-http | oci | Not captured | Env: API_KEY required secret Env: API_URLS required Env: MCP_TRANSPORTS Env: MCP_HTTP_PORT Env: MCP_HTTP_TOKEN secret |