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Obsidian

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Read, search and append to notes in an Obsidian vault through the Local REST API plugin.

ClaimedProductivitystdioToolslocal auth
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Install one command

terminal
$ npx -y obsidian-mcp-server

Or add it with the Claude CLI: claude mcp add obsidian

Tools exposed 5 tools

search_notes
read_note
append_note
patch_note
list_files

Configuration generate & copy

Values are filled in locally in your browser — nothing is sent anywhere.

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "obsidian-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your-obsidian-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Paste the Claude Desktop snippet under mcpServers in your config, then restart Claude Desktop — or run the Claude Code command in your terminal.

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