# obsidian-mcp-server

> MCP server giving Claude Code read/write access to Obsidian vaults

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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-server-2/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/bbdaniels/obsidian-mcp-server
- repository: https://github.com/bbdaniels/obsidian-mcp-server
- version: 0.2.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, claude, mcp, notes, obsidian
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:obsidian-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# Obsidian MCP Server

An [MCP (Model Context Protocol)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server that gives Claude Code read/write access to your Obsidian vault.

## Features

- **Read & write notes** - Create, edit, and append to markdown files
- **Search** - Full-text search across your vault
- **Daily notes** - Read or append to daily notes with configurable date format
- **Browse** - List files and folders in your vault
- **Secure** - Only accesses your configured vault directory

## Installation

### Via pip

```bash
pip install obsidian-mcp-server
```

### Via pipx (recommended for CLI tools)

```bash
pipx install obsidian-mcp-server
```

### From source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/bbdaniels/obsidian-mcp-server.git
cd obsidian-mcp-server
pip install -e .
```

## Configure Claude Code

Add the MCP server to Claude Code:

```bash
claude mcp add obsidian -- python3 -m obsidian_mcp.server
```

Or if installed via pipx:

```bash
claude mcp add obsidian -- obsidian-mcp
```

Then restart Claude Code.

## First-Time Setup

Once configured, tell Claude:

> "Configure obsidian vault at /path/to/your/vault"

Claude will run `obsidian_configure` to set up the vault path. Your configuration is stored at `~/.config/obsidian-mcp/config.json`.

## Available Tools

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `obsidian_configure` | Set vault path and daily notes settings |
| `obsidian_status` | Show current configuration and vault stats |
| `obsidian_read` | Read a note's contents |
| `obsidian_write` | Create or overwrite a note |
| `obsidian_append` | Append to a note (optionally under a heading) |
| `obsidian_search` | Search notes by content |
| `obsidian_list` | Browse vault structure |
| `obsidian_daily` | Read/append to daily notes |

## Built-in Prompts

The server includes MCP prompts that provide structured workflows for common note-taking patterns. These show up as invocable prompts in Claude Code.

| Prompt | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- productivity.notes (1, declared)
- dev.filesystem (0.802, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/obsidian-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-10T08:25:56.421Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/obsidian-mcp-server-2/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/obsidian-mcp-server-2 · ARD identifier urn:air::server:obsidian-mcp-server-2