Obsidian MCP Server

Batch update properties across multiple notes.

When to use:

• Updating metadata across many notes (status, priority, etc.)

• Bulk tag operations (add/remove tags from multiple notes)

• Archiving projects (set archived=true, add year property)

• Cleaning up properties (remove outdated fields)

• Normalizing metadata across your vault

Search criteria options:

• query: Use search syntax (tag:project, folder:Archive, property:status:active)

• folder: Process all notes in a folder (with optional recursive flag)

• files: Explicit list of file paths

Property operations:

• Add/update any frontmatter property

• Remove properties by name

• Special handling for tags (add/remove with deduplication)

• Remove inline #tags from note body (optional)

Examples:

• Archive completed projects: query="tag:project status:completed", property_updates={"archived": true, "year": 2024}

• Clean up draft tags: query="tag:draft", remove_tags=["draft"], remove_inline_tags=true

• Update all notes in folder: folder="Projects/2023", property_updates={"year": 2023}

When NOT to use:

• Single note updates (use update_note, add_tags, etc.)

• Complex content changes (this only updates frontmatter)

Returns: { "total_notes": 10, # Total notes found matching criteria "updated": 8, # Successfully updated notes "failed": 2, # Failed updates "details": [...], # List of changes per note "errors": [...] # List of errors with paths and reasons }