Hive Vault MCP
Hive is an MCP server that connects your AI assistant to an Obsidian vault. Instead of loading everything upfront, it queries only what's needed — on demand. It provides tools to list, read, write, and patch vault content, retaining knowledge between sessions while significantly reducing token costs compared to static context loading.
Package and access
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- Popularity 11 GitHub stars
What you can do with it
- Query Obsidian vault content on demand
- Write and patch markdown files in the vault
- Retain knowledge between AI coding sessions
- Reduce token costs for context loading
Source and maintenance
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- Latest release
- v4.5.0
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Packages and installation
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hive-vault 1.12.2
{
"version": "1.12.2",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "hive-vault",
"runtimeHint": "uvx",
"registryType": "pypi",
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "VAULT_PATH",
"description": "Absolute path to your Obsidian vault (or any Markdown directory)"
},
{
"name": "HIVE_OLLAMA_ENDPOINT",
"description": "Ollama API endpoint for local worker delegation"
},
{
"name": "OPENROUTER_API_KEY",
"description": "OpenRouter API key for cloud worker delegation"
},
{
"name": "HIVE_VAULT_SCOPES",
"description": "JSON mapping of scope names to vault subdirectories"
}
]
}Tools
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Connect from your client
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{
"mcpServers": {
"hive-vault-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"hive-vault==1.12.2"
],
"env": {
"VAULT_PATH": "<YOUR_VAULT_PATH>",
"HIVE_OLLAMA_ENDPOINT": "<YOUR_HIVE_OLLAMA_ENDPOINT>",
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY>",
"HIVE_VAULT_SCOPES": "<YOUR_HIVE_VAULT_SCOPES>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"hive-vault-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"hive-vault==1.12.2"
],
"env": {
"VAULT_PATH": "<YOUR_VAULT_PATH>",
"HIVE_OLLAMA_ENDPOINT": "<YOUR_HIVE_OLLAMA_ENDPOINT>",
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY>",
"HIVE_VAULT_SCOPES": "<YOUR_HIVE_VAULT_SCOPES>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"hive-vault-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"hive-vault==1.12.2"
],
"env": {
"VAULT_PATH": "<YOUR_VAULT_PATH>",
"HIVE_OLLAMA_ENDPOINT": "<YOUR_HIVE_OLLAMA_ENDPOINT>",
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY>",
"HIVE_VAULT_SCOPES": "<YOUR_HIVE_VAULT_SCOPES>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"hive-vault-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"hive-vault==1.12.2"
],
"env": {
"VAULT_PATH": "<YOUR_VAULT_PATH>",
"HIVE_OLLAMA_ENDPOINT": "<YOUR_HIVE_OLLAMA_ENDPOINT>",
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY>",
"HIVE_VAULT_SCOPES": "<YOUR_HIVE_VAULT_SCOPES>"
}
}
}
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