Read a note's full Markdown contents.

Specify the note by file (name) or path (exact). If both are omitted, the currently active note in Obsidian is used.

Search the vault for text and return matching files (JSON).

Set context=True to also get the matching lines around each hit, path to limit to a folder, limit to cap results, and case=True for case-sensitive matching.

List files in the vault, optionally filtered by folder and/or ext.

List folders in the vault, optionally under a parent folder.

Show metadata for a note (size, dates, counts). Defaults to the active note.

List notes that link to the target note (JSON). counts=True adds link counts.

List tags in the vault, or for a specific note (JSON). counts=True adds counts.

List tasks across the vault or a note (JSON).

Filter with todo=True (incomplete), done=True (completed), or a specific status character (e.g. "/" for in-progress).

List frontmatter properties for the vault or a specific note (JSON).

Read a single frontmatter property name from a note.

Show info about the configured vault (name, path, file/folder counts, size).

List all Obsidian vaults known to this machine, with their paths.

Useful for discovering the exact vault name to put in OBSIDIAN_VAULT. This is a machine-level query, so it is not scoped to the configured vault.

Create a new note.

Use name for a simple title or path for an exact location. Optionally seed content or apply a template. Set overwrite=True to replace an existing note (otherwise creation fails if it exists).

Append or prepend content to an existing note.

position is "append" (default) or "prepend". inline=True adds the content without a leading/trailing newline.

Set a frontmatter property name=value on a note.

type may be one of text, list, number, checkbox, date, datetime.

Remove a frontmatter property name from a note.

Move a note to a destination folder or path (to).

Rename a note to a new name (keeping it in the same folder).

Delete a note (moves it to trash by default — recoverable).

permanent=True bypasses trash and is only allowed when the server is configured with OBSIDIAN_ALLOW_PERMANENT_DELETE=true.

Update a task's status.

Identify the task by ref ("path:line") or by file/path + line. action is "toggle", "done", or "todo". Alternatively pass a status character to set it directly (e.g. "/" for in-progress).

Run any Obsidian CLI command not covered by a dedicated tool (power users).

Pass the command name (e.g. "bookmarks", "wordcount", "history") and a params mapping of CLI options. Boolean flags should be passed as true (e.g. {"total": true}); value options as strings (e.g. {"format": "json"}). Set json=True to parse the output as JSON. The configured vault is injected automatically and the vault guard still applies.

Disruptive commands (restart, reload, eval, devtools, plugins:restrict) and all dev:* commands are rejected.