Obsidian Local REST API MCP Server

List directory contents with pagination to prevent context overflow. Shows immediate contents by default.

Read content of a specific file from the vault

Write file content with different modes: overwrite (default), append, or prepend. Handles both create and update operations.

Delete a file or directory from the vault

Create or update a note with content and frontmatter. Performs upsert operation - creates if doesn't exist, updates if it does.

Get daily note for a specific date. Handles common daily note naming conventions and file locations.

Get recently modified notes, ordered by modification time

Search vault content across files, filenames, and metadata with advanced filtering

Find notes related to a given note based on shared tags, links, or backlinks

Get a specific note with its content and metadata (legacy)

List all notes in the vault with optional search filter (legacy with search support)

Get all available frontmatter keys from notes

Get all unique values for a specific frontmatter key