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Obsidian

Read, write, and search a local Obsidian vault — pure file-system access to a structured note graph.

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Install

npm install -g mcp-obsidian

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Claude Desktop / Cursor config

Drop into your claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor MCP settings. Replace the ${…} placeholders with your own values. 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-obsidian", "/Users/you/Documents/MyVault"]
    }
  }
}

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Reads + writes a local Obsidian vault. Honours the vault's folder structure + frontmatter; supports searching across notes, opening individual notes by name, and creating new notes with proper Obsidian-style backlinks.

Tags #obsidian #notes #knowledge-base #community #local

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