Obsidian MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCP_OBSIDIAN_CONFIG | No | Path to the configuration file. If omitted, the server uses the default config location (~/.config/mcp-obsidian/config.json on macOS/Linux or %APPDATA%/mcp-obsidian/config.json on Windows). |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| list_vaultsB | List all accessible Obsidian vaults |
| get_vault_infoC | Get information about a specific vault |
| list_filesC | List files in a vault |
| get_fileC | Read a file from a vault |
| write_fileC | Write or update a file in a vault |
| append_contentC | Append content to an existing file |
| search_filesC | Search for text in vault files |
| get_metadataB | Get metadata for a file (frontmatter, tags, links, word count) |
| execute_commandC | Execute an Obsidian command (requires REST API plugin) |
| open_fileC | Open a file in Obsidian UI (requires REST API plugin) |
| get_active_fileB | Get the currently active file in Obsidian (requires REST API plugin) |
| open_graphC | Open graph view in Obsidian (requires REST API plugin) |
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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