Obsidian Vault MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOTERO_LOCAL_API | No | URL of Zotero Desktop local API. | http://127.0.0.1:23119/api |
| OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH | No | Path to the Obsidian vault. Set to 'auto' to use the current active vault from Obsidian CLI. | auto |
| OBSIDIAN_CLI_COMMAND | No | Command to invoke Obsidian CLI. | obsidian |
| OBSIDIAN_ALLOW_NON_VAULT | No | Set to 'true' to allow paths that are not inside an Obsidian vault. | false |
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
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No tools | |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
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No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
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No resources | |
This server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
ActivitySlowing
ResponsivenessResponsive