Obsidian Readonly MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBSIDIAN_READONLY_VAULT | Yes | The name of the Obsidian vault (not the filesystem path). Required to identify which vault to query. |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| searchC | Read-only Obsidian keyword search. |
| search_contextC | Read-only Obsidian search with surrounding line context. |
| readC | Read a note. |
| daily_readC | Read the daily note. |
| daily_pathB | Return the daily note path. |
| backlinksC | List backlinks to a note. |
| linksC | List outgoing links from a note. |
| outlineC | Return note headings / outline. |
| aliasesC | List aliases. |
| tagsC | List tags. |
| tagC | Get tag info. |
| unresolvedC | List unresolved links. |
| propertiesD | List properties. |
| property_readC | Read a property value from a note. |
| fileC | Show file info. |
| filesD | List files. |
| folderC | Show folder info. |
| foldersD | List folders. |
| wordcountC | Count words and characters. |
| deadendsB | List files with no outgoing links. |
| orphansC | List files with no incoming links. |
| basesC | List base files. |
| base_queryD | Query a base view. |
| base_viewsB | List views in the current base file. |
| bookmarksC | List bookmarks. |
| templatesC | List templates. |
| template_readD | Read a template. |
| random_readB | Read a random note without opening it. |
| tasksD | List tasks. |
| diffC | List or diff local/sync versions. |
| historyC | List file history versions. |
| history_listC | List files with history. |
| history_readC | Read a file history version. |
| hotkeyC | Get hotkey for a command. |
| hotkeysC | List hotkeys. |
| pluginsC | List installed plugins. |
| pluginC | Get plugin info. |
| plugins_enabledC | List enabled plugins. |
| themeC | Show active theme or theme info. |
| themesC | List installed themes. |
| vaultC | Show vault info. |
| vaultsC | List known vaults. |
| versionA | Show Obsidian version. |
| recentsC | List recently opened files. |
| snippetsC | List installed CSS snippets. |
| snippets_enabledA | List enabled CSS snippets. |
| tabsC | List open tabs. |
| workspaceC | Show workspace tree. |
| workspacesC | List saved workspaces. |
| commandsC | List available commands. |
| helpA | Show Obsidian CLI help. |
| dev_consoleC | Show captured console messages. |
| dev_errorsC | Show captured errors. |
| dev_cssC | Inspect CSS with source locations. |
| dev_domC | Query DOM elements. |
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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