Updated April 2026

Install MCP Obsidian Server

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Add it to Claude Code

Run this in a terminal.

Run in terminal
claude mcp add -e "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY=${OBSIDIAN_API_KEY}" mcp-obsidian-ef80 -- bunx @fazer-ai/mcp-obsidian@latest
Required:OBSIDIAN_API_KEY+ 3 optional

Environment Variables

Set these before running MCP Obsidian Server.

VariableDescriptionRequired
OBSIDIAN_API_KEYAPI key obtained from the Local REST API plugin settings in ObsidianYes
OBSIDIAN_PROTOCOLProtocol for the REST API (e.g., http)No
OBSIDIAN_HOSTHost address for the REST APINo
OBSIDIAN_PORTPort the Local REST API plugin is bound toNo

Available Tools (24)

Once configured, MCP Obsidian Server gives your AI agent access to:

obsidian_statusReturns basic details about the Obsidian Local REST API server and your authentication status
obsidian_delete_activeDeletes the note that is currently active in the Obsidian UI
obsidian_get_activeRetrieves the full content of the active note
obsidian_patch_activeInserts, replaces or prepends content in the active note
obsidian_post_activeAppends Markdown to the end of the active note
obsidian_put_activeReplaces the entire body of the active note
obsidian_get_commandsLists every command available in Obsidian’s command palette
obsidian_execute_commandExecutes a specific Obsidian command by its ID
obsidian_open_fileOpens the given file inside Obsidian
obsidian_delete_periodicDeletes the current daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly note
obsidian_get_periodicReturns the content of the current periodic note
obsidian_patch_periodicInserts or replaces content in a periodic note
obsidian_post_periodicAppends Markdown to the periodic note
obsidian_put_periodicReplaces the entire body of a periodic note
obsidian_search_dataviewRuns a Dataview-DQL query across the vault
obsidian_search_json_logicRuns a JsonLogic query against structured note metadata
obsidian_simple_searchPerforms a plain-text fuzzy search
obsidian_list_vault_rootLists all files and directories at the root of your vault
obsidian_list_vault_directoryLists files and directories inside a specific folder
obsidian_delete_fileDeletes a specific file or directory in the vault
obsidian_get_fileRetrieves the content of a file in the vault
obsidian_patch_fileInserts or replaces content in an arbitrary file
obsidian_post_fileAppends Markdown to a file
obsidian_put_fileCreates a new file or replaces the entire body of an existing file

Try It Out

After setup, try these prompts with your AI agent:

→Get the contents of the last 'architecture call' note and summarize them.
→Search for all files where 'Azure CosmosDb' is mentioned and explain the context briefly.
→Summarize yesterday’s meeting and save it as 'summaries/2025-04-24-meeting.md'.
→List all files in my 'projects' folder and tell me which ones were modified recently.

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