MCP Obsidian

Model Context Protocol server for Obsidian vault integration. This allows Claude Desktop (or any MCP client) to search and read your Obsidian notes.

Quick Start (For Users)

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ (install via brew install node)

• Obsidian vault

• Claude Desktop (install from https://claude.ai/desktop)

Configuration

1. Open your Claude Desktop configuration file at: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

You can find this through the Claude Desktop menu:

1. Open Claude Desktop

2. Click Claude on the Mac menu bar

3. Click "Settings"

4. Click "Developer"

5. Add the following to your configuration:

{
  "tools": {
    "obsidian": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kazuph/mcp-obsidian"],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: Replace /path/to/your/obsidian/vault with your actual Obsidian vault path.

Related MCP server: MCP Tools for Obsidian

For Developers

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ (install via brew install node)

• Obsidian vault

• Claude Desktop (install from https://claude.ai/desktop)

• tsx (install via npm install -g tsx)

Installation

git clone https://github.com/kazuph/mcp-obsidian.git
cd mcp-obsidian
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

1. Make sure Claude Desktop is installed and running.

2. Install tsx globally if you haven't:

npm install -g tsx
# or
pnpm add -g tsx

3. Modify your Claude Desktop config located at: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

You can easily find this through the Claude Desktop menu:

1. Open Claude Desktop

2. Click Claude on the Mac menu bar

3. Click "Settings"

4. Click "Developer"

Add the following to your MCP client's configuration:

{
  "tools": {
    "obsidian": {
      "args": ["tsx", "/path/to/mcp-obsidian/index.ts"],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

• obsidian_read_notes: Read the contents of multiple notes. Each note's content is returned with its path as a reference.

• obsidian_search_notes: Search for notes by name (case-insensitive, supports partial matches and regex).

• obsidian_read_notes_dir: List the directory structure under a specified path.

• obsidian_write_note: Create a new note at the specified path.