Obsidian Diary MCP Server

# 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 ```bash # Install uv sync # Configure diary path export DIARY_PATH="/path/to/your/diary" # Run uv run fastmcp run src/obsidian_diary_mcp/server.py ``` ## GitHub Copilot CLI Setup ```bash /mcp add ``` - **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**: ```bash copilot "create diary entry file" ``` 2. **Write in Obsidian** - file created with AI-generated prompts based on recent entries 3. **Save with backlinks**: ```bash copilot "save diary entry with today's content" ``` 4. **Backlinks appear automatically** - refresh Obsidian to see connections **Other commands:** ```bash copilot "list recent entries" copilot "read diary entry for yesterday" copilot "refresh all backlinks" ``` ## 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 ```bash export DIARY_PATH="/path/to/diary" # Required export RECENT_ENTRIES_COUNT=3 # How many recent entries to analyze for prompts ``` ## Entry Format Files: `YYYY-MM-DD.md` in your diary directory ```markdown # Thursday, October 3, 2024 ## 🤔 Reflection Prompts **How did work play out today?** ## 💭 Brain Dump Your thoughts... --- **Related entries:** [[2024-09-28]], [[2024-09-30]] ``` ## Other MCP Clients Works with Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible tools. See [MCP documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) for setup. **License**: MIT • **Requirements**: Python 3.8+, FastMCP