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obsidian-mcp-server
MCP server for Obsidian vaults — read, write, search, and surgically edit notes, tags, and frontmatter via the Local REST API plugin. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.
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ai-toolscyanheadsknowledge-basemcpmodel-context-protocolnote-takingobsidiantypescript
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AI summary
Auto-generated overview of what this skill does and when to reach for it.
Remotely read, write, search, and surgically edit Obsidian notes, tags, and frontmatter via MCP tools.
Use this when
- Need to auto-update daily notes from a script
- Bulk-edit tags across hundreds of notes
- Search vaults with JSONLogic or Omnisearch
- Append meeting summaries to existing notes
- Open specific notes in Obsidian UI from another app
Don't use when
- Editing notes manually in Obsidian is sufficient
- Working with non-Markdown files in Obsidian
- Need real-time sync with external databases
Capabilities
- Read notes in 4 formats: raw content, full structure, document map, or single section
- Surgically edit notes via headings, block refs, or frontmatter fields
- Search with text, JSONLogic, or Omnisearch (BM25-ranked)
- List, add, or remove tags with location control (frontmatter/inline/both)
- Atomic frontmatter get/set/delete operations
- Open files in Obsidian UI with failIfMissing and newLeaf options
InstallMCP + SKILLInstall as a Claude Code skill
Universal installANY TOOL
$ npx skillcity@latest cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-serverAuto-detects the skill or MCP server in this repo and installs it for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Anti-Gravity, OpenClaw and Hermes.
Requires Node.js 18+ (ships with npx).
Or install manually
# Install into ~/.claude/skills/ mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/obsidian-mcp-server curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server/main/SKILL.md -o ~/.claude/skills/obsidian-mcp-server/SKILL.md
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