Obsidian▌
by kazuph
Connect Obsidian vaults for natural language queries and secure note updates with seamless Obsidian integration.
Integrates with Obsidian vaults, enabling natural language queries and updates to notes through secure read/write access.
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best for
- / Knowledge workers with large note collections
- / Researchers analyzing personal wikis
- / Students organizing study materials
- / Writers managing content libraries
capabilities
- / Search through Markdown notes by content
- / Read individual note files
- / Analyze note connections and patterns
- / Browse vault directory structure
- / Query note metadata and properties
what it does
Connects Claude to your Obsidian vault or any directory with Markdown files, enabling search and analysis of your notes. Works with any folder structure containing .md files.
about
Obsidian is a community-built MCP server published by kazuph that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Connect Obsidian vaults for natural language queries and secure note updates with seamless Obsidian integration. It is categorized under file systems, productivity.
how to install
You can install Obsidian in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
license
MIT
Obsidian is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
README content is unavailable from source data for this server.
Open GitHub repositoryFAQ
- What is the Obsidian MCP server?
- Obsidian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for Obsidian?
- This profile displays 25 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.4 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Discussion
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Ratings
4.4★★★★★25 reviews- ★★★★★Omar Malhotra· Dec 24, 2024
According to our notes, Obsidian benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Soo Perez· Dec 24, 2024
Strong directory entry: Obsidian surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Dec 16, 2024
Obsidian has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Omar Liu· Nov 15, 2024
I recommend Obsidian for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Nov 7, 2024
Obsidian reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 26, 2024
We wired Obsidian into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Omar Taylor· Oct 6, 2024
We evaluated Obsidian against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Carlos Sanchez· Sep 21, 2024
According to our notes, Obsidian benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Soo Menon· Sep 13, 2024
We wired Obsidian into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Camila Torres· Aug 4, 2024
Obsidian reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
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