Another bloated Obsidian MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOG_LEVEL | No | Logging level: debug, info, warn, error. | info |
| OBSIDIAN_MCP_TOOLS | No | Comma-separated list of tool groups. Default 'all'. | all |
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 | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| list_vaultsA | List all configured Obsidian vaults and show which one is currently active |
| set_active_vaultA | Set the active vault for subsequent operations |
| register_vaultA | Register a new Obsidian vault with a name and path |
| list_notesA | List markdown notes in the vault with sorting, filtering, and pagination. Returns paths, names, dates, and sizes. |
| read_noteA | Read the content and frontmatter of a specific note. Returns the markdown content and parsed YAML frontmatter if present. |
| create_noteA | Create a new markdown note in the vault. Parent directories will be created if needed. Optionally include YAML frontmatter. |
| update_noteA | Update an existing note. Modes: overwrite (replace all), append (add to end), prepend (add to start), replace (find and replace specific text). Prepend mode will error if content starts with "---" to prevent frontmatter conflicts. |
| delete_noteA | Permanently delete a note from the vault. This action cannot be undone. |
| rename_noteA | Rename a note and optionally update all wikilinks that reference it. Returns the count of notes with updated links. |
| move_noteA | Move a note to a different folder. Keeps the same filename but changes location. Optionally updates all wikilinks. |
| search_vaultA | Search for text across all notes in the vault. Supports regex patterns and context lines around matches. |
| get_frontmatterA | Get the YAML frontmatter of a note as a JSON object |
| update_frontmatterA | Update the YAML frontmatter of a note. By default merges with existing frontmatter. Set replace=true to replace all frontmatter. Set a value to null to remove a field. |
| remove_frontmatter_fieldB | Remove a specific field from the frontmatter of a note. |
| add_to_array_fieldA | Add values to an array field in frontmatter (e.g., tags, aliases). Creates the field if it does not exist. |
| remove_from_array_fieldB | Remove values from an array field in frontmatter (e.g., tags, aliases). |
| list_tagsA | List all unique tags used in the vault with their occurrence count |
| add_tagA | Add a tag to a note's frontmatter. Creates the tags array if it doesn't exist. |
| remove_tagA | Remove a tag from a note's frontmatter |
| search_by_tagA | Find all notes that have a specific tag (in frontmatter or inline) |
| get_outlinksA | Get all outgoing links from a note (both [[wikilinks]] and markdown) |
| get_backlinksA | Get all notes that link to a specific note (backlinks) |
| find_orphansA | Find all orphan notes (notes with no incoming or outgoing links) |
| find_broken_linksA | Find all broken links (links pointing to non-existent notes) |
| get_link_graphB | Get the complete link graph of the vault as nodes and edges |
| get_daily_noteA | Get the daily note for a specific date. Creates the note if it does not exist. Uses the vault's daily notes configuration for folder and format. |
| create_daily_noteA | Create a daily note for a specific date if it does not exist |
| list_daily_notesB | List daily notes, optionally filtered by date range |
| append_to_dailyA | Append content to today's daily note (or a specific date). Creates the note if needed. |
| list_templatesA | List all available templates in the vault's templates folder |
| get_templateB | Get the raw content of a template file |
| apply_templateA | Apply a template with variables and return the processed content without creating a file. Supports {{title}}, {{date}}, {{date:FORMAT}}, {{time}}, and custom {{variable}} placeholders. |
| create_from_templateA | Create a new note from a template with variable substitution |
| list_basesA | List all Obsidian Bases (database files) in the vault |
| get_baseA | Get the full content of an Obsidian Base including schema and all rows |
| query_baseB | Query an Obsidian Base with optional filtering, sorting, and limiting. Filter by providing column-value pairs. |
| batch_moveA | Move multiple notes to a destination folder at once. Returns per-note success/failure results. |
| batch_deleteA | Delete multiple notes at once. Requires confirmation. Returns per-note success/failure results. |
| batch_update_frontmatterA | Update frontmatter of multiple notes at once. Can merge or replace frontmatter. |
| batch_add_tagA | Add tags to multiple notes at once. Adds to frontmatter tags array. |
| batch_remove_tagA | Remove tags from multiple notes at once. Removes from frontmatter tags array. |
| batch_read_notesA | Read multiple notes at once (max 10). Returns content and frontmatter for each note. |
| list_attachmentsA | List all non-markdown files (images, PDFs, etc.) in the vault. Can filter by folder and type. |
| get_attachment_infoA | Get detailed information about an attachment, including embed/link syntax. |
| find_unused_attachmentsA | Find attachments that are not referenced by any note. Useful for cleaning up unused files. |
| get_attachments_in_noteA | Get all attachment references (embeds and links) in a specific note. |
| create_note_backupA | Create a backup copy of a note. Stores in .backups folder with timestamp. |
| list_backupsA | List available backups. Can filter by specific note. |
| restore_backupA | Restore a note from a backup. Optionally creates a backup of current content first. |
| delete_old_backupsB | Delete old backups, keeping only the most recent ones per note. |
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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