# obsidian-mcp-jayfraggs

> MCP server for Obsidian vaults — Dataview, Tasks, Templater, Excalidraw, Omnisearch

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/obsidian-mcp-jayfraggs/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: obsidian, mcp, knowledge-management, claude, llm
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:obsidian-mcp-jayfraggs

### Description (declared)

# Obsidian MCP

A production-grade [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server
that connects Claude Desktop (and any compatible LLM) directly to your Obsidian vault.

Supports **Dataview · Tasks · Templater · Excalidraw · Omnisearch** — generating
plugin-native markdown that Obsidian can read and render without any extra configuration.

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## Table of contents

1. [Requirements](#requirements)
2. [Installation](#installation)
3. [Configuration](#configuration)
4. [Connect to Claude Desktop](#connect-to-claude-desktop)
5. [Connect to other LLMs](#connect-to-other-llms)
6. [Web UI](#web-ui)
7. [Obsidian Local REST API plugin (optional)](#obsidian-local-rest-api-plugin)
8. [AI Rules system](#ai-rules-system)
9. [Plugin reference](#plugin-reference)
10. [Vault adapter modes](#vault-adapter-modes)
11. [Permission profiles](#permission-profiles)
12. [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
13. [Developer docs](#developer-docs)

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## Requirements

| Tool | Minimum version |
|------|----------------|
| Python | **3.11** |
| uv (recommended) or pip | any recent |
| Obsidian | any version (vault is plain markdown) |
| Claude Desktop | any current release |

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## Installation

### Option A — uv (recommended)

```bash
# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-org/obsidian-mcp.git
cd obsidian-mcp

# 2. Create a virtual environment and install
uv venv
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"

# 3. Copy and edit the environment file
cp .env.example .env
```

### Option B — pip

```bash
git clone https://github.com/your-org/obsidian-mcp.git
cd obsidian-mcp
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate        # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"
cp .env.example .env
```

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## Configuration

Edit `.env` in the project root:

```env
# ── Required ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
OBSIDIAN_MCP_VAULT_PATH=/absolute/path/to/your/ObsidianVault

# ── Optional: server identity ──────────────────────────────────────…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- productivity.notes (1, declared)
- dev.docs-lookup (0.791, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/obsidian-mcp-jayfraggs/ (first seen 2026-09-24T10:27:57.875Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/obsidian-mcp-jayfraggs/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/obsidian-mcp-jayfraggs · ARD identifier urn:air::server:obsidian-mcp-jayfraggs