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Obsidian MCP

Read + write Obsidian vaults from Claude.

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Best for

Best for individuals running personal knowledge bases in Obsidian.

At a glance

Pricing
open-source
Setup time
15 minutes
Learning curve
easy
Last verified
5/27/2026

What we love

  • ✓Obsidian-maintained
  • ✓Local-first privacy
  • ✓Full graph access

Where it falls short

  • −Local file access setup
  • −Sync needed for multi-device
  • −Plugin compatibility varies

Install & connect

Copy-paste ready

Install
shell
npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp-obsidian-streamable-http--ajtruex.run.tools
Config — Claude Desktop
json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-streamable-http": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y","mcp-remote","https://mcp-obsidian-streamable-http--ajtruex.run.tools"]
    }
  }
}
Config — Claude Code
shell
claude mcp add --transport http obsidian-streamable-http https://mcp-obsidian-streamable-http--ajtruex.run.tools

Pricing

✓ Pricing verified Jun 14, 2026

1 tier

Open-source

$0

perpetual

  • ✓MIT

Overview

MCP server for Obsidian — vault file CRUD, backlinks, search, tag mgmt, plugin operations. Local-first.

Key features

  • ●Vault file CRUD
  • ●Backlinks + graph
  • ●Search + filter
  • ●Tag mgmt
  • ●Local-first

Exposed tools

The MCP-tool names this server exposes. Your agent can invoke any of these when this server is connected.

  • obsidian_list_files_in_dir
    List files in a directory of the vault.
  • obsidian_list_files_in_vault
    List all files in the vault.
  • obsidian_get_file_contents
    Get the contents of a file.
  • obsidian_simple_search
    Simple text search across the vault.
  • obsidian_complex_search
    Complex search with filters.
  • obsidian_patch_content
    Patch content in a file.
  • obsidian_append_content
    Append content to a file.
  • obsidian_put_content
    Replace content of a file.
  • obsidian_delete_file
    Delete a file from the vault.
  • obsidian_batch_get_file_contents
    Get contents of multiple files.
  • obsidian_get_periodic_note
    Get a periodic (daily/weekly/etc) note.
  • obsidian_get_recent_periodic_notes
    Get recent periodic notes.
  • obsidian_get_recent_changes
    Get recently changed files in the vault.

Best use cases

Personal knowledge base

Let Claude write into your Obsidian vault and link new notes via backlinks.

Vault search

Run rich searches over a personal Obsidian vault from chat.

Integrations

Obsidian
iCloud
OneDrive
Git

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