Obsidian Knowledge-Management MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI agents and development tools to interact with an Obsidian vault. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools for reading, writing, searching, and managing notes, tags, and frontmatter, acting as a bridge to the Obsidian Local REST API plugin.
- ✓Open-source license (Apache-2.0)
- ✓Healthy fork ratio
- ✓Clear description
- ✓Topics declared
- ✓Mature repo (>1y old)
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/obsidian-mcp-server/dist/index.js"]
}
}
}~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Mac) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).<placeholder> values with your API keys or paths.MCP Servers overview
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cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server is mcp servers for the Claude AI ecosystem. Obsidian Knowledge-Management MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI agents and development tools to interact with an Obsidian vault. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools for reading, writing, searching, and managing notes, tags, and frontmatter, acting as a bridge to the Obsidian Local REST API plugin. It has 472 GitHub stars and was last updated 6mo ago.
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You can install obsidian-mcp-server by cloning the repository (https://github.com/cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server) or following the README instructions on GitHub. ClaudeWave also provides quick install blocks on this page.
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Our security agent has analyzed cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server and assigned a Trust Score of 92/100 (tier: Verified). See the full breakdown of passed checks and flags on this page.
Who maintains cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server?
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cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads. The last recorded GitHub activity is from 6mo ago, with 23 open issues.
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