Obsidian Vault

Obsidian Vault

Unlock your second brain for your AI assistant. Search notes by content or title, read linked notes across your vault, create new notes, and add to daily journals — all through conversation.

Requires the Obsidian Local REST API community plugin (free, no account needed).

Setup

1. Install the "Local REST API" plugin in Obsidian (Community Plugins)
2. Copy your API key from the plugin settings
3. Add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-vault": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mcphub/obsidian-vault"],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_URL": "http://localhost:27123",
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Example Prompts

• "Search my vault for notes about machine learning"
• "What's in my daily note from last Monday?"
• "Create a new note called 'Project Alpha' in my Projects folder"
• "Find all notes linked to the 'Startup Ideas' note"