brain-mcp is an MCP server for managing an Obsidian knowledge base vault, providing tools to navigate, search, create, and organize notes.

Search & Discovery

• brain_search_notes: Full-text search across the vault with context snippets, optionally scoped to a folder

• brain_list_notes: Browse notes in a folder, filterable by frontmatter type (moc, project, area, resource, archive)

• brain_find_backlinks: Discover all notes linking to a given note via [[wikilinks]]

• brain_get_structure: High-level vault overview including folder stats and MOC-Home content

• brain_list_folders: List subdirectories with note counts to explore the vault hierarchy

Note Management

• brain_read_note: Retrieve full markdown content and metadata (frontmatter, wikilinks) by path or title

• brain_create_note: Create a new note with title and content, defaulting to the Notes/ inbox folder

• brain_update_note: Replace a note's full content with automatic frontmatter date stamping

• brain_move_note: Move/promote notes between folders (e.g., inbox → Projects or APIs)

Workflow Prompts Includes prompt-driven workflows: vault_review (inbox triage), kb_update (knowledge base updates), daily_capture (fleeting notes), project_status (project overviews), and find_related (content mapping).

Provides tools for navigating, searching, and managing notes within an Obsidian vault, including capabilities for full-text search, note creation and updates, backlink discovery, and folder structure management.

1. Click on "Install Server".

2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.

3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@brain-mcp search my vault for notes about artificial intelligence"

That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.

Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.