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live-mcp-for-obsidian

by gapmiss

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
vaultNoTarget a specific vault by name (CLI flag --vault or -v)
obsidian_pathNoPath to the Obsidian binary (CLI flag --obsidian-path)/Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/Obsidian

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

CapabilityDetails
tools
{
  "listChanged": true
}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
obsidian_statusA

Get Obsidian version, vault name, path, file/folder counts, and size

obsidian_vaultsA

List all known vaults

obsidian_tabsA

List open tabs in the main editor area. Use 'all' to include sidebar panels.

obsidian_workspaceB

Show the workspace tree layout

obsidian_openC

Open a file in Obsidian

obsidian_filesA

List files in the vault, optionally filtered by folder or extension

obsidian_readB

Read the contents of a file

obsidian_createB

Create a new file in the vault

obsidian_appendB

Append content to a file

obsidian_prependC

Prepend content to a file

obsidian_deleteA

Delete a file (moves to trash by default)

obsidian_moveB

Move or rename a file

obsidian_searchB

Search files, tags, properties, or links in the vault

obsidian_pluginsA

List installed plugins with enabled/disabled state

obsidian_plugin_infoA

Get detailed info about a specific plugin

obsidian_plugin_enableC

Enable a plugin

obsidian_plugin_disableB

Disable a plugin

obsidian_plugin_reloadA

Reload a plugin (useful during development)

obsidian_commandsA

List available Obsidian commands, optionally filtered by prefix

obsidian_commandB

Execute an Obsidian command by ID

obsidian_themeA

Show active theme info or get details about a specific theme

obsidian_themesC

List installed themes

obsidian_snippetsA

List installed CSS snippets

obsidian_propertiesB

List properties in the vault or for a specific file

obsidian_property_setC

Set a property on a file

obsidian_tagsA

List tags in the vault or for a specific file

obsidian_linksA

List outgoing links from a file

obsidian_backlinksA

List backlinks to a file

obsidian_outlineA

Show headings for a file

obsidian_tasksB

List tasks in the vault or a specific file

obsidian_dailyC

Open or read the daily note

obsidian_daily_appendB

Append content to the daily note

obsidian_evalC

Execute JavaScript in Obsidian and return the result

obsidian_domA

Query DOM elements by CSS selector

obsidian_consoleB

Show captured console messages from Obsidian

obsidian_errorsC

Show captured errors from Obsidian

obsidian_screenshotA

Take a screenshot of Obsidian. Uses Chrome DevTools Protocol for full-window or element-targeted captures.

obsidian_cssB

Inspect CSS with source locations for a selector

obsidian_cdpC

Run a Chrome DevTools Protocol command directly

obsidian_debugC

Attach or detach the Chrome DevTools Protocol debugger

obsidian_mobileC

Toggle mobile emulation on or off

obsidian_devtoolsA

Toggle Electron DevTools open/closed

obsidian_briefingA

Get a snapshot of the current Obsidian state: active file, open tabs, daily note, recent files, vault stats, and CLAUDE.md instructions if present. Call this at the start of a session for instant context.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

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