SecondBrain MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH | Yes | Path to the Obsidian vault directory |
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
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| healthcheckA | Check vault accessibility and return statistics: note counts by type/status, active projects, areas, decisions |
| search_knowledgeA | Ranked lexical search across vault: title/name/aliases/tags/related/content matching. Filter by type, status, tags. Returns score, matches, and snippets. |
| get_noteA | Read a single note by path or name. Returns full content with parsed YAML frontmatter. |
| list_notesA | List notes with metadata for browsing UI: path, title, frontmatter, mtime, size, hash. Supports folder/type/status/tag filters and pagination. |
| read_notes_batchA | Read multiple notes in one call for context building. Returns missing paths separately. |
| get_note_metadataA | Get one note metadata: frontmatter, tags, mtime, hash, wikilinks, backlinks, line count. |
| validate_vault_pathA | Validate whether a relative vault path is safe for read or write. Rejects traversal and excluded folders such as 99_Private. |
| create_noteA | Create a new markdown note safely. Requires frontmatter with type/status/related and refuses to modify existing files. |
| propose_note_updateA | Prepare a note update without writing. Returns old/new hashes and a line diff for user confirmation. |
| apply_note_updateA | Apply a confirmed note update. Requires confirmed=true and expected_hash to prevent accidental overwrites. |
| append_to_noteA | Append markdown to a note or section. Useful for Inbox, logs, and incremental memory entries. |
| read_agent_memoryB | Read agent memory files from 00_Meta/AI-System. |
| add_agent_memoryB | Append a rule, mistake, example, project, style, or role memory entry under 00_Meta/AI-System. |
| list_projectsA | List all projects with status, deadline, and tags. Optionally filter by status (active/paused/done/someday). |
| get_project_contextA | Full context for a project: README content + related notes (via wikilinks) + open tasks + linked decisions. The key tool for understanding what a project is about. |
| find_relatedB | Find notes related to a given note via: frontmatter |
| extract_tasksA | Extract checkbox tasks (- [ ] / - [x]) from vault notes. Optionally scope to a folder. By default returns only open tasks. |
| extract_decisionsA | Extract decisions from decision log folders (02_Areas/*/Decisions/). Optionally filter by area name. Sorted newest first. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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