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Obsidian MCP Server

Read and search your Obsidian vault from an agent.

Files & Documents MIT license Added Jul 13, 2026 Self-hosted

Obsidian is a Files & Documents MCP (Model Context Protocol) server: Read and search your Obsidian vault from an agent. It is MIT-licensed and self-hosted from its source repository. Listed on MCP Collection since July 2026.

About Obsidian

Community server that connects agents to Obsidian notes via the Local REST API plugin — your second brain, agent-readable.

How to connect Obsidian to Claude, Cursor or VS Code

Obsidian is self-hosted. Install it from the source repository, then register its start command in your MCP client's config (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian": {
      "command": "<start command from the README>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

The exact command (often npx, uvx or docker) is in the project README at github.com/MarkusPfundstein/mcp-obsidian.

Obsidian FAQ

What is Obsidian?

Obsidian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in the Files & Documents category. Read and search your Obsidian vault from an agent. MCP servers expose tools that AI assistants like Claude can call during a conversation.

How do I use Obsidian with Claude or Cursor?

Obsidian is self-hosted. Install it from the source repository, then register its start command in your MCP client's config (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code).

Is Obsidian free to use?

Obsidian is published under the MIT license, so the software itself is free to run. Hosted or API-backed servers may have their own usage tiers; check the project homepage.

Where is the source code for Obsidian?

The source is at github.com/MarkusPfundstein/mcp-obsidian.

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