Enhanced Obsidian MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBSIDIAN_API_PORT | No | API port number | 27123 |
| OBSIDIAN_API_TOKEN | Yes | Local REST API token | |
| OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH | Yes | Path to your Obsidian vault |
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 |
|---|---|
| list_notesC | List all notes in the Obsidian vault |
| delete_noteC | Delete a note from the Obsidian vault |
| read_noteC | Read the content of a note in the Obsidian vault |
| create_noteC | Create a new note in the Obsidian vault |
| search_vaultC | Search for content in the Obsidian vault |
| move_noteC | Move or rename a note to a new location in the Obsidian vault |
| manage_folderB | Create, rename, move, or delete a folder in the Obsidian vault |
| update_noteC | Update content in an existing note using text replacements, deletions or precise insertions |
| read_multiple_notesB | Read content from multiple notes simultaneously |
| auto_backlink_vaultB | Automatically add backlinks throughout the entire vault by detecting note names in content and converting them to wikilinks |
| add_tagsC | Add tags to a note |
| list_tagsB | List all tags in the vault with usage count |
| search_by_tagsC | Search notes by tags |
| create_templateC | Create a new template |
| list_templatesB | List all available templates |
| apply_templateC | Apply a template to create a new note |
| delete_templateC | Delete a template |
| extract_keywordsC | Extract keywords from note content using TF-IDF algorithm |
| generate_summaryC | Generate a summary of note content |
| suggest_tagsC | Suggest tags for a note based on content analysis |
| find_similar_notesC | Find notes with similar content using cosine similarity |
| analyze_note_relationshipsC | Analyze relationships between notes based on links and references |
| generate_knowledge_graphC | Generate knowledge graph data for visualization |
| find_orphan_notesC | Find notes that have no incoming or outgoing links |
| suggest_connectionsC | Suggest potential connections between notes based on content similarity |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 25 tools
Most tools have distinct purposes, but some overlap exists: 'analyze_note_relationships' and 'suggest_connections' both focus on note connections, and 'extract_keywords' and 'suggest_tags' both analyze content for tagging/keywords. Descriptions help differentiate them, but an agent might occasionally confuse these pairs.
Tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern throughout, using snake_case uniformly. Examples include 'create_note', 'list_tags', 'search_vault', and 'update_note'. This predictability makes it easy for agents to understand and use the toolset.
With 25 tools, the count is borderline high for an Obsidian server, feeling heavy but not extreme. It covers many advanced features like analysis and automation, which may be justified for an 'enhanced' server, but could overwhelm simpler use cases.
The toolset provides comprehensive coverage for note management in Obsidian, including full CRUD operations for notes and templates, folder management, search, tagging, analysis, and automation features like backlinking and templating. No obvious gaps are present for the domain.