Obsidian

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Integrations

  • Allows Claude Desktop to read and search Markdown notes from an Obsidian vault

Obsidian Model Context Protocol

This is a connector to allow Claude Desktop (or any MCP client) to read and search any directory containing Markdown notes (such as an Obsidian vault).

Installation

Make sure Claude Desktop and npm is installed.

Installing via Smithery

To install Obsidian Model Context Protocol for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx @smithery/cli install mcp-obsidian --client claude

Then, restart Claude Desktop and you should see the following MCP tools listed:

Usage with VS Code

For quick installation, use one of the one-click install buttons below:

For manual installation, add the following JSON block to your User Settings (JSON) file in VS Code. You can do this by pressing Ctrl + Shift + P and typing Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).

Optionally, you can add it to a file called .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. This will allow you to share the configuration with others.

Note that the mcp key is not needed in the .vscode/mcp.json file.

{ "mcp": { "inputs": [ { "type": "promptString", "id": "vaultPath", "description": "Path to Obsidian vault" } ], "servers": { "obsidian": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-obsidian", "${input:vaultPath}"] } } } }
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local-only server

The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.

This is a connector to allow Claude Desktop (or any MCP client) to read and search any directory containing Markdown notes (such as an Obsidian vault).

  1. Installation
    1. Installing via Smithery
    2. Usage with VS Code

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