Obsidian Vault MCP Server: Tools, Setup for Claude Code, Cursor & More
Access Obsidian vaults via Local REST API - read, search, and interact with notes
Works in
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Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Supports local MCP servers.
Client does not support this transport.
Client does not support this transport.
Install Obsidian Vault MCP
Claude Code
- 1
Copy this prompt.
Add the Obsidian Vault MCP server to Claude Code. Run this command: claude mcp add obsidian-vault -e API_KEY=<API_KEY> -e API_URLS=<API_URLS> -- npx -y @oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian Ask me for API_KEY, API_URLS and only put the values in that config, nowhere else. Then check that it loaded and tell me if I need to sign in or restart.
- 2
Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.
Requires Node.js.
Built from the package data we hold. Not yet tested by us.
Tools
We don't list Obsidian Vault MCP's tools here yet. After you connect it, ask your assistant "What can you do with Obsidian Vault MCP?" to see them.
Security advisories
none published
No published security advisories as of Nov 1, 2026.
Information
updated Nov 2, 2026
- Publisher
- Community
- Package
@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian- Registry
- npm
- Transport
- stdio, Streamable HTTP
- Version
- 1.3.3
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Oct 25, 2026
- Open issues
- 5
- Listed in
- Official MCP registry
