obsidian-mcp-server 0.1.0

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

Obsidian MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) 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

pip install obsidian-mcp-server

Via pipx (recommended for CLI tools)

pipx install obsidian-mcp-server

From source

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:

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

Or if installed via pipx:

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

Example Usage

Once configured, you can ask Claude things like:

• "Search my notes for authentication patterns"
• "Read my project architecture note"
• "Append today's session summary to my daily note"
• "Create a new note at Projects/my-project/decisions.md"
• "List all notes in my Work folder"

Configuration

Config is stored at ~/.config/obsidian-mcp/config.json:

{
  "vault_path": "/path/to/your/vault",
  "daily_notes_folder": "Daily Notes",
  "daily_notes_format": "%Y-%m-%d"
}

Options

Option	Default	Description
vault_path	(required)	Absolute path to your Obsidian vault
daily_notes_folder	Daily Notes	Folder for daily notes
daily_notes_format	%Y-%m-%d	Date format for daily note filenames

Recommended Claude Instructions

Add this to your ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md to have Claude automatically take notes:

## Obsidian Note-Taking

Use the obsidian MCP tools to document work sessions and project progress.

### Daily Notes
At the end of significant work sessions, append a summary to today's daily note using `obsidian_daily`:
- What was accomplished
- Key decisions made
- Any blockers or open questions

### Project Notes
When working on a project, check if a corresponding folder exists in Obsidian (use `obsidian_list`). If so:
- Document important decisions, architecture choices, or design rationale
- Note any non-obvious implementation details worth remembering
- Track open questions or future improvements

License

MIT