# Tools Reference
This document provides an overview of all available MCP tools in the Obsidian MCP Server.
## Tool Categories
```mermaid
flowchart LR
subgraph note [Note Operations]
L[list_notes]
R[read_note]
C[create_note]
U[update_note]
D[delete_note]
M[get_note_metadata]
end
subgraph search [Search Operations]
S[search_vault]
A[advanced_search_vault]
ST[search_vault_stream]
end
subgraph folder [Folder Operations]
F[manage_folder]
end
subgraph monitoring [Monitoring]
CS[get_cache_stats]
end
```
## Quick Reference
| Tool | Description | Required Params |
| --------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| [`list_notes`](list_notes.md) | List all notes in the vault | None |
| [`read_note`](read_note.md) | Read the content of a note | `path` |
| [`create_note`](create_note.md) | Create a new note | `path`, `content` |
| [`update_note`](update_note.md) | Update an existing note | `path`, `content` |
| [`delete_note`](delete_note.md) | Delete a note | `path` |
| [`get_note_metadata`](get_note_metadata.md) | Get frontmatter and tags | `path` |
| [`search_vault`](search_vault.md) | Search with required query | `query` |
| [`advanced_search_vault`](advanced_search_vault.md) | Advanced search with all options | At least one filter |
| [`search_vault_stream`](search_vault_stream.md) | Streaming search for large vaults | At least one filter |
| [`manage_folder`](manage_folder.md) | Create, rename, move, or delete folders | `operation`, `path` |
| [`get_cache_stats`](get_cache_stats.md) | Get cache performance statistics | None |
## Note Operations
Tools for managing individual notes in your Obsidian vault.
- **[list_notes](list_notes.md)** - List all markdown files, optionally filtered by folder
- **[read_note](read_note.md)** - Read note content with automatic caching
- **[create_note](create_note.md)** - Create new notes with automatic directory creation
- **[update_note](update_note.md)** - Update existing notes or create if not exists
- **[delete_note](delete_note.md)** - Delete notes with empty directory cleanup
- **[get_note_metadata](get_note_metadata.md)** - Extract frontmatter and tags from notes
## Search Operations
Tools for searching across your vault content.
- **[search_vault](search_vault.md)** - Simple search with required query parameter
- **[advanced_search_vault](advanced_search_vault.md)** - Full-featured search with glob, regex, tags, and frontmatter filtering
- **[search_vault_stream](search_vault_stream.md)** - Streaming search that yields results incrementally
## Folder Operations
Tools for managing folder structure.
- **[manage_folder](manage_folder.md)** - Create, rename, move, or delete folders
## Monitoring
Tools for monitoring server performance.
- **[get_cache_stats](get_cache_stats.md)** - View cache statistics and performance metrics
## See Also
- [Features Documentation](../features/README.md) - How the server works internally
- [Configuration Reference](../configuration.md) - All environment variables
