obsidian-local-mcp

A local MCP server that wraps the Obsidian CLI, giving AI assistants like Claude direct access to your Obsidian vault. Allows editing in the middle of docs.

Requirements

Obsidian desktop app installed (v1.8+ with CLI support)
Node.js 18+
macOS, Windows, or Linux

Setup

git clone https://github.com/MatthewSuazo/obsidian-local-mcp.git
cd obsidian-local-mcp
npm install

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-cli": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/obsidian-local-mcp/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT": "Your Vault Name"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set OBSIDIAN_VAULT to the name of the vault you want to target. Set OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH to override the Obsidian binary location if it's not in the default path for your OS.

Tools

Tool	Description
`read`	Read note contents by name or path
`append`	Append content to a note
`prepend`	Prepend content to a note
`create`	Create a new note (with optional template)
`move`	Move or rename a file
`delete`	Delete a file (trash or permanent)
`search`	Search vault text with line context
`property_set`	Set a frontmatter property
`property_read`	Read a frontmatter property
`daily_read`	Read today's daily note
`daily_append`	Append to today's daily note
`replace`	Find and replace text in a note (exact, regex, replace-all)
`search_context`	Context-aware search returning surrounding content
`files`	List files in the vault or a specific folder
`folders`	List folders in the vault
`open`	Open a file in the Obsidian UI
`eval`	Execute JavaScript inside the Obsidian runtime
`command`	Execute any registered Obsidian command by ID
`insert_after`	Insert content after a matched string in a note

License

MIT

obsidian-local-mcp

obsidian-local-mcp

Requirements

Setup

Claude Desktop

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