Obsidian Vault MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOST | No | HTTP server host. | 127.0.0.1 |
| PORT | No | HTTP server port. | 3777 |
| ALLOWED_HOSTS | No | Allowed HTTP Host values. Default is loopback and the container name. | |
| OBSIDIAN_BACKEND | No | Set to filesystem for VPS without the Obsidian app. Default is the official CLI. | |
| OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH | No | Path to the Obsidian CLI. Default is the standard macOS path. | |
| OBSIDIAN_TIME_ZONE | No | Time zone for dates. | UTC |
| OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT | Yes | Absolute path to the vault within the current system. Required. | |
| OBSIDIAN_NEW_NOTE_FOLDER | No | Folder for new notes. Default is the vault root locally and Inbox in Docker Compose. |
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
ActivityMaintained
ResponsivenessNo issues