Which integrations are available for this server?

Provides tools to manage an Obsidian vault, including reading, creating, editing, searching, moving, and deleting notes, managing tags and directories, and recovering from trash.

How do I use obsidian-mcp?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@obsidian-mcp create a new note called 'Meeting Notes' with content 'Discussed project timeline.'" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

obsidian-mcp

by LPFchan

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obsidian-mcp

Single-container MCP server for an Obsidian vault. Handles authentication, CORS, SSE streaming, and exposes 14 vault-management tools — no nginx or supergateway needed.

Quick start

docker run -d --name mcp \
  -p 127.0.0.1:3000:3000 \
  -v /path/to/your/vault:/vault \
  -e VAULT_PATH=/vault/Obsidian\ Vault \
  ghcr.io/lpfchan/mcp

Or with docker-compose:

services:
  mcp:
    build: .
    container_name: mcp
    ports:
      - 127.0.0.1:3000:3000
    environment:
      - VAULT_PATH=/vault/Obsidian Vault
    volumes:
      - ./vault:/vault

Related MCP server: obsidian-mcp-complete

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
`VAULT_PATH`	(required)	Path to the Obsidian vault inside the container
`MCP_TOKEN`	`f304...fcb`	API token for Bearer or URL-path auth
`PORT`	`3000`	HTTP listen port
`ALLOWED_ORIGIN`	`https://chat.lost.plus`	CORS allowed origin
`HOST`	`0.0.0.0`	Bind address

Authentication supports both Authorization: Bearer <token> headers and URL-path tokens (/<token>/mcp).

Tools

Tool	Description
`list-available-vaults`	Lists available vault names
`read-note`	Reads a note's content
`create-note`	Creates a new note
`edit-note`	Edits a note (append, prepend, overwrite, or targeted replace)
`search-vault`	Searches content, filenames, or tags (with fuzzy mode)
`list-notes`	Lists all `.md` files with optional stats
`move-note`	Moves or renames a note
`create-directory`	Creates a directory in the vault
`delete-note`	Moves a note to `.trash`
`add-tags`	Adds tags to frontmatter
`remove-tags`	Removes tags from frontmatter
`rename-tag`	Renames a tag across all notes
`delete-directory`	Permanently deletes a directory
`open-trash`	Lists files in `.trash`
`recover-from-trash`	Recovers a file from `.trash`

Testing

npm install
npm test

59 tests across 18 suites covering every tool, auth, CORS, and edge cases.

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