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Obsidian MCP Server (cyanheads)

Read, write, search and edit Obsidian vault notes, tags and frontmatter over MCP via the Local REST API plugin.

Works with

Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS Code / Copilot

Per vendor docs, checked 2026-11-09. Not tested by MemoryStack. Source

Install

claude mcp add obsidian-mcp-server -e OBSIDIAN_API_KEY=your-api-key -- npx -y obsidian-mcp-server

From the vendor's docs. Read them before running anything.

Details

Runs
Runs locally
MCP transport
stdio, Streamable HTTP
Auth
Obsidian Local REST API key
Storage
Obsidian vault (Markdown)
License
Apache-2.0
GitHub
cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server
Stars
702
Last release
v3.8.0 · 2026-10-31
Last push
2026-10-31
Archived
No
Website
www.npmjs.com/package/obsidian-mcp-server

Known pitfalls

None recorded yet. Report one.

Change history

  • Added to MemoryStack.
  • Released v3.8.0. Link