obsidian_append_to_file
Add content to new or existing files in your Obsidian vault to maintain notes, logs, or documentation without manual editing.
Instructions
Append content to a new or existing file in the vault.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| filepath | Yes | Path to the file (relative to vault root) | |
| content | Yes | Content to append to the file |
Implementation Reference
- The run_tool method of AppendContentToolHandler that executes the tool: validates input arguments, calls api.append_content to perform the append operation, and returns a success message.
def run_tool(self, args: dict) -> Sequence[TextContent | ImageContent | EmbeddedResource]: if "filepath" not in args or "content" not in args: raise RuntimeError("filepath and content arguments required") api.append_content(args.get("filepath", ""), args["content"]) return [ TextContent( type="text", text=f"Successfully appended content to {args['filepath']}" ) ] - Input schema definition for the obsidian_append_to_file tool, specifying filepath (string, path format) and content (string) as required parameters.
inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "filepath": { "type": "string", "description": "Path to the file (relative to vault root)", "format": "path" }, "content": { "type": "string", "description": "Content to append to the file" } }, "required": ["filepath", "content"] } ) - src/mcp_obsidian_advanced/server.py:26-43 (registration)TOOL_MAPPING dictionary registering the tool name TOOL_APPEND_CONTENT ('obsidian_append_to_file') to its AppendContentToolHandler class.
TOOL_MAPPING = { tools.TOOL_LIST_FILES_IN_DIR: tools.ListFilesInDirToolHandler, tools.TOOL_SIMPLE_SEARCH: tools.SearchToolHandler, tools.TOOL_PATCH_CONTENT: tools.PatchContentToolHandler, tools.TOOL_PUT_CONTENT: tools.PutContentToolHandler, tools.TOOL_APPEND_CONTENT: tools.AppendContentToolHandler, tools.TOOL_DELETE_FILE: tools.DeleteFileToolHandler, tools.TOOL_COMPLEX_SEARCH: tools.ComplexSearchToolHandler, tools.TOOL_BATCH_GET_FILES: tools.BatchGetFilesToolHandler, tools.TOOL_PERIODIC_NOTES: tools.PeriodicNotesToolHandler, tools.TOOL_RECENT_PERIODIC_NOTES: tools.RecentPeriodicNotesToolHandler, tools.TOOL_RECENT_CHANGES: tools.RecentChangesToolHandler, tools.TOOL_UNDERSTAND_VAULT: tools.UnderstandVaultToolHandler, tools.TOOL_GET_ACTIVE_NOTE: tools.GetActiveNoteToolHandler, tools.TOOL_OPEN_FILES: tools.OpenFilesToolHandler, tools.TOOL_LIST_COMMANDS: tools.ListCommandsToolHandler, tools.TOOL_EXECUTE_COMMANDS: tools.ExecuteCommandsToolHandler, } - The Obsidian API helper method that sends a POST request to the Obsidian REST API endpoint to append the given content to the specified file path in the vault.
def append_content(self, filepath: str, content: str) -> Any: url = f"{self.get_base_url()}/vault/{filepath}" def call_fn(): response = requests.post( url, headers=self._get_headers() | {'Content-Type': 'text/markdown'}, data=content, verify=self.verify_ssl, timeout=self.timeout ) response.raise_for_status() return None return self._safe_call(call_fn) - src/mcp_obsidian_advanced/server.py:95-108 (registration)The register_tools function that instantiates handler classes from TOOL_MAPPING (including AppendContentToolHandler for obsidian_append_to_file) and adds them to tool_handlers based on INCLUDE_TOOLS env var.
def register_tools(): """Register the selected tools with the server.""" tools_to_include = parse_include_tools() registered_count = 0 for tool_name in tools_to_include: if tool_name in TOOL_MAPPING: handler_class = TOOL_MAPPING[tool_name] handler_instance = handler_class() add_tool_handler(handler_instance) registered_count += 1 logger.debug(f"Registered tool: {tool_name}") logger.info(f"Successfully registered {registered_count} tools")