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npx -y obsidian-brain{
"VAULT_PATH": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"DATA_DIR": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"EMBEDDING_PRESET": "english",
"EMBEDDING_MODEL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"EMBEDDING_PROVIDER": "transformers",
"OLLAMA_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:11434",
"OLLAMA_EMBEDDING_DIM": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OLLAMA_NUM_CTX": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_NO_WATCH": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_NO_CATCHUP": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_WATCH_DEBOUNCE_MS": "3000",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_COMMUNITY_DEBOUNCE_MS": "60000",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_TOOL_TIMEOUT_MS": "30000",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_MAX_CHUNK_TOKENS": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_CONFIG_DIR": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE"
}Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-sweir1-obsidian-brain": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-brain"
],
"env": {
"VAULT_PATH": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"DATA_DIR": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"EMBEDDING_PRESET": "english",
"EMBEDDING_MODEL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"EMBEDDING_PROVIDER": "transformers",
"OLLAMA_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:11434",
"OLLAMA_EMBEDDING_DIM": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OLLAMA_NUM_CTX": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_NO_WATCH": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_NO_CATCHUP": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_WATCH_DEBOUNCE_MS": "3000",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_COMMUNITY_DEBOUNCE_MS": "60000",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_TOOL_TIMEOUT_MS": "30000",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_MAX_CHUNK_TOKENS": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_CONFIG_DIR": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE"
}
}
}
}~/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 Brain is an MCP server for Obsidian MCP server: semantic search, knowledge graph, and vault editing. No plugin required.. It supports STDIO transport.
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Obsidian Brain uses STDIO transport. Use the package or command config in Install.
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Obsidian Brain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
obsidian-brainstdio | npm | 1.7.9 | Env: VAULT_PATH required Env: DATA_DIR Env: EMBEDDING_PRESET Env: EMBEDDING_MODEL Env: EMBEDDING_PROVIDER Env: OLLAMA_BASE_URL Env: OLLAMA_EMBEDDING_DIM Env: OLLAMA_NUM_CTX Env: OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_NO_WATCH Env: OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_NO_CATCHUP Env: OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_WATCH_DEBOUNCE_MS Env: OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_COMMUNITY_DEBOUNCE_MS Env: OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_TOOL_TIMEOUT_MS Env: OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_MAX_CHUNK_TOKENS Env: OBSIDIAN_BRAIN_CONFIG_DIR |