# obsidian-mcp-search

> Self-hosted MCP server exposing embedding-powered semantic search over an Obsidian vault

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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-search/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/KORThomasJeong/obsidian-mcp-search
- repository: https://github.com/KORThomasJeong/obsidian-mcp-search
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:obsidian-mcp-search

### Description (declared)

# obsidian-mcp-search

Self-hosted [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server that exposes
**embedding-powered semantic search + graph context** over your Obsidian
vault(s). Point it at a folder of `.md` files and it serves hybrid
(BM25 + vector + alias) search to any MCP client — with a web dashboard to
manage vaults and the embedding index.

- No external index: walks a plain Obsidian vault directly
- Local embeddings by default (`intfloat/multilingual-e5-small`, no API key);
  OpenAI/Azure optional
- Returns the matching passage **plus** heading breadcrumb, tags, aliases,
  outbound links and backlinks
- Multiple vaults from one server, each incrementally indexed and watched
- Web admin dashboard at `/admin`

## Install

### pip / uvx

```bash
pip install obsidian-mcp-search
# Or install with the server extra (includes uvicorn + fastmcp):
pip install "obsidian-mcp-search[server]"
obsidian-mcp-search add-vault main /path/to/your/vault
obsidian-mcp-search serve
```

### One-line installer (registers an auto-start service)

```bash
./install.sh --vault /path/to/your/vault
# macOS -> launchd, Linux -> systemd; prints dashboard URL + client config
```

### Docker

```bash
echo "VAULT_PATH=/path/to/your/vault" > .env
docker compose up --build -d
```

## Connect an MCP client

Add to your client config (e.g. Claude Desktop `claude_desktop_config.json`):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-search": {
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8848/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Tools exposed: `search(query, k, vault, mode)`, `list_vaults()`,
`read_note(vault, path, section?)`, `reindex(vault)`.

## Dashboard

Open `http://127.0.0.1:8848/admin` to add/remove vaults, reindex, clear an
index, switch the embedding model (re-embeds all vaults), and watch live status.

**Remote dashboard note:** The `/admin` dashboard is intended for **localhost**
use (default: no token, works fully in a browser). Browsers cannot attach
`Authorization: Bearer` headers to page navigations or htmx backgro…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.vector-search (1, derived)
- productivity.notes (1, derived)
- infra.cloud (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/obsidian-mcp-search/ (first seen 2026-09-10T08:25:56.175Z)

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