Obsidian MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBSIDIAN_PATH | No | Path to the Obsidian CLI binary | obsidian |
| OBSIDIAN_VAULT | No | Default vault name (if not specified per-call) | |
| OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT | No | Command timeout in seconds | 30 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| obsidian_file_infoC | Show file info (default: active file) |
| obsidian_filesC | List files in the vault |
| obsidian_folder_infoD | Show folder info |
| obsidian_foldersC | List folders in the vault |
| obsidian_openD | Open a file |
| obsidian_createC | Create or overwrite a file |
| obsidian_readB | Read file contents (default: active file) |
| obsidian_appendC | Append content to a file (default: active file) |
| obsidian_prependC | Prepend content after frontmatter (default: active file) |
| obsidian_moveC | Move or rename a file (default: active file) |
| obsidian_renameC | Rename a file (default: active file) |
| obsidian_deleteC | Delete a file (default: active file, trash by default) |
| obsidian_searchC | Search vault for text. Returns matching file paths. |
| obsidian_search_contextC | Search with matching line context. Returns grep-style path:line: text output. |
| obsidian_dailyD | Open daily note. |
| obsidian_daily_pathB | Get daily note path. |
| obsidian_daily_readC | Read daily note contents. |
| obsidian_daily_appendC | Append content to daily note. |
| obsidian_daily_prependC | Prepend content to daily note. |
| obsidian_tasksC | List tasks in the vault. |
| obsidian_taskD | Show or update a task. |
| obsidian_tagsC | List tags in the vault. |
| obsidian_tagD | Get tag info. |
| obsidian_propertiesC | List properties in the vault. |
| obsidian_property_setC | Set a property on a file (default: active file). |
| obsidian_property_removeB | Remove a property from a file (default: active file). |
| obsidian_property_readC | Read a property value from a file (default: active file). |
| obsidian_backlinksB | List backlinks to a file (default: active file). |
| obsidian_linksB | List outgoing links from a file (default: active file). |
| obsidian_unresolvedC | List unresolved links in vault. |
| obsidian_orphansB | List files with no incoming links. |
| obsidian_deadendsB | List files with no outgoing links. |
| obsidian_outlineC | Show headings for the current file. |
| obsidian_templatesD | List templates. |
| obsidian_bookmarksD | List bookmarks. |
| obsidian_bookmarkD | Add a bookmark. |
| obsidian_vaultD | Show vault info. |
| obsidian_wordcountC | Count words and characters (default: active file). |
| obsidian_pluginsC | List installed plugins. |
| obsidian_plugins_enabledC | List enabled plugins. |
| obsidian_plugin_infoD | Get plugin info. |
| obsidian_plugin_enableD | Enable a plugin. |
| obsidian_plugin_disableC | Disable a plugin. |
| obsidian_plugin_installC | Install a community plugin. |
| obsidian_plugin_reloadC | Reload a plugin (for developers). |
| obsidian_workspaceC | Show workspace tree. |
| obsidian_workspacesC | List saved workspaces. |
| obsidian_workspace_saveC | Save current layout as workspace. |
| obsidian_workspace_loadD | Load a saved workspace. |
| obsidian_basesC | List all .base files in the vault. |
| obsidian_base_createC | Create a new item in a base. |
| obsidian_base_queryD | Query a base and return results. |
| obsidian_diffD | List or compare versions from file recovery and Sync. |
| obsidian_historyC | List versions from file recovery. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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