Obsidian Sync MCP
by es617
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOST | No | Bind address ('127.0.0.1' to restrict to localhost) | 0.0.0.0 |
| PORT | No | HTTP port | 8787 |
| BASE_URL | No | Public URL (for OAuth callbacks when using a tunnel) | http://localhost:PORT |
| DATA_DIR | No | Directory for persisted data (metadata index, auth tokens) | ~/.obsidian-mcp |
| LOG_LEVEL | No | Set to 'debug' for verbose logging (library logs, change feed, index sync) | |
| VAULT_NAME | No | Vault name (used for deep links and index storage) | MyVault |
| VAULT_PATH | No | Path to your Obsidian vault directory (required for filesystem mode) | |
| COUCHDB_URL | No | CouchDB server URL (required for CouchDB mode) | |
| COUCHDB_USER | No | CouchDB username | admin |
| MCP_AUTH_TOKEN | No | Password for authentication | |
| COUCHDB_DATABASE | No | CouchDB database name | obsidian |
| COUCHDB_PASSWORD | No | CouchDB password (required for CouchDB mode) | |
| MCP_REFRESH_DAYS | No | Days before auth session expires | 14 |
| COUCHDB_PASSPHRASE | No | LiveSync E2E encryption passphrase (must match plugin setting) | |
| COUCHDB_OBFUSCATE_PROPERTIES | No | Set to 'true' if 'Obfuscate Properties' is enabled in LiveSync (obfuscates file paths, sizes, dates in the database) | false |
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