obsidian-local-mcp

obsidian-local-mcp

A local MCP server that wraps the Obsidian CLI to give AI assistants direct access to read, edit, and manage notes within an Obsidian vault. It enables advanced operations such as frontmatter property management, context-aware searching, and the execution of internal Obsidian commands.

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obsidian-local-mcp

A local MCP server that wraps the Obsidian CLI, giving AI assistants like Claude direct access to your Obsidian vault. Allows editing in the middle of docs.

Requirements

  • Obsidian desktop app installed (v1.8+ with CLI support)
  • Node.js 18+
  • macOS, Windows, or Linux

Setup

git clone https://github.com/MatthewSuazo/obsidian-local-mcp.git
cd obsidian-local-mcp
npm install

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-cli": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/obsidian-local-mcp/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT": "Your Vault Name"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set OBSIDIAN_VAULT to the name of the vault you want to target. Set OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH to override the Obsidian binary location if it's not in the default path for your OS.

Tools

Tool Description
read Read note contents by name or path
append Append content to a note
prepend Prepend content to a note
create Create a new note (with optional template)
move Move or rename a file
delete Delete a file (trash or permanent)
search Search vault text with line context
property_set Set a frontmatter property
property_read Read a frontmatter property
daily_read Read today's daily note
daily_append Append to today's daily note
replace Find and replace text in a note (exact, regex, replace-all)
search_context Context-aware search returning surrounding content
files List files in the vault or a specific folder
folders List folders in the vault
open Open a file in the Obsidian UI
eval Execute JavaScript inside the Obsidian runtime
command Execute any registered Obsidian command by ID
insert_after Insert content after a matched string in a note

License

MIT

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