Obsidian Vault MCP Server

This community MCP server connects AI assistants to an Obsidian vault via its Local REST API. It exposes tools to retrieve note content, search notes using string queries, and perform semantic search. It supports various transport configurations including stdio and HTTP, and integrates with CLI tools like Claude Code and Codex.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by OleksandrKucherenko

You need:export OBSIDIAN_API_KEY= " your-obsidian-rest-api-key "

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What you can do with it

Retrieve content and metadata of a specific Obsidian note
Search notes in the vault using a query string
Perform semantic search for notes based on meaning
Generate summary reports from vault data

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.3.3

mcp-registry: io.github.OleksandrKucherenko/mcp-obsidian-via-rest@1.3.3 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian 1.3.3

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@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian package definition

{
  "version": "1.3.3",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "API_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Obsidian Local REST API key"
    },
    {
      "name": "API_URLS",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "JSON array or semicolon-separated list of Obsidian REST API URLs for failover"
    },
    {
      "name": "API_HOST",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Obsidian REST API host (legacy single-URL config)"
    },
    {
      "name": "API_PORT",
      "format": "number",
      "description": "Obsidian REST API port (legacy single-URL config)"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-vault-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian@1.3.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>",
        "API_URLS": "<YOUR_API_URLS>",
        "API_HOST": "<YOUR_API_HOST>",
        "API_PORT": "<YOUR_API_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-vault-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian@1.3.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>",
        "API_URLS": "<YOUR_API_URLS>",
        "API_HOST": "<YOUR_API_HOST>",
        "API_PORT": "<YOUR_API_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "obsidian-vault-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian@1.3.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>",
        "API_URLS": "<YOUR_API_URLS>",
        "API_HOST": "<YOUR_API_HOST>",
        "API_PORT": "<YOUR_API_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-vault-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian@1.3.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>",
        "API_URLS": "<YOUR_API_URLS>",
        "API_HOST": "<YOUR_API_HOST>",
        "API_PORT": "<YOUR_API_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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