Community MCP server that interacts with an Obsidian vault through the Local REST API community plugin. Supports listing files, reading notes, full-text search, and patching or appending content.
Connect
- 1Add the server to Codex
codex mcp add obsidian --env OBSIDIAN_API_KEY=YOUR_OBSIDIAN_API_KEY --env OBSIDIAN_HOST=YOUR_OBSIDIAN_HOST --env OBSIDIAN_PORT=YOUR_OBSIDIAN_PORT -- uvx mcp-obsidian
Configs are generated from the publisher's documented endpoint. Check their docs for plan requirements and scopes. New to this? Read the step-by-step tutorial.
Tools 7
list_files_in_vaultlist_files_in_dirget_file_contentssearchpatch_contentappend_contentdelete_fileThings to ask
- “Summarize my last architecture call note”
- “Search all notes mentioning Azure CosmosDb”
- “Create a note 'summary meeting.md' from my last meeting notes”
- “Append today's todo list to my daily note”