obsidian-mcp

Simple MCP server that provides the active Obsidian file (path and content) to your LLM via the Obsidian Local REST API.

Prerequisites

• Obsidian Local REST API plugin
• Node.js 20+

Configuration

• Install the community plugin Obsidian Local REST API plugin in Obsidian.
• Open the plugin settings, enable HTTP, and copy the API key.

MCP client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@masaki39/obsidian-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "/absolute/path/to/your/vault"
      }
    }
  }
}

OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH is optional; omit it if you prefer the relative paths returned by the plugin.