Obsidian Diary MCP Server

Smart journaling with AI-powered prompts and automatic backlinks for Obsidian.

Features: Dynamic reflection prompts • Smart backlinks • AI theme detection

Quick Start

GitHub Copilot CLI Setup

• Name: obsidian-diary

• Command: uv run fastmcp run src/obsidian_diary_mcp/server.py

• Working Directory: /path/to/this/repo

• Environment: {"DIARY_PATH": "/path/to/your/diary"}

Daily Workflow

1. Create today's entry:

   copilot "create diary entry file"

2. Write in Obsidian - file created with AI-generated prompts based on recent entries

3. Save with backlinks:

   copilot "save diary entry with today's content"

4. Backlinks appear automatically - refresh Obsidian to see connections

Other commands:

How It Works

AI Prompts: Uses LLM sampling to analyze your recent entries and generate personalized reflection questions

Smart Backlinks: AI extracts themes from content to automatically link related entries with [[YYYY-MM-DD]] format

No Hardcoded Content: Everything is dynamically generated based on your actual writing patterns

Tools Available

• create_diary_template(date?) - Generate template with AI prompts

• create_diary_entry_file(date?) - Create file with AI prompts

• save_diary_entry(date, content) - Save with auto-generated backlinks

• read_diary_entry(date) - Read existing entry

• list_recent_entries(count?) - List recent entries

• update_entry_backlinks(date) - Refresh backlinks for one entry

• refresh_all_backlinks() - Refresh backlinks for all entries

Configuration

Entry Format

Files: YYYY-MM-DD.md in your diary directory

Other MCP Clients

Works with Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible tools. See MCP documentation for setup.

License: MIT • Requirements: Python 3.8+, FastMCP