obsidian-vault-mcp
by jakergirard
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORT | No | MCP server port. | 3000 |
| MCP_TOKEN | No | Bearer token clients must send. Auto-generated, printed in the log, and saved to `/data/mcp_token` if unset. | |
| READ_ONLY | No | `true` disables the write tools. | false |
| OBSIDIAN_EMAIL | No | Obsidian account email. Omit to use `docker exec -it <name> ob login` instead. | |
| OBSIDIAN_VAULT | Yes | Remote vault name, exactly as shown in Obsidian Sync (`ob sync-list-remote` lists them). | |
| OBSIDIAN_PASSWORD | No | Obsidian account password. | |
| OBSIDIAN_TOTP_SECRET | No | Base32 TOTP secret if 2FA is enabled (the secret itself, not a 6-digit code). | |
| OBSIDIAN_HEADLESS_VERSION | No | Pin the `obsidian-headless` version installed on first start. | latest |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No tools | |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
This server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
ActivitySlowing
ResponsivenessUnresponsive