cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server

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GitHub: cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server
MCP registry: io.github.cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server

Install

Needs an env var: OBSIDIAN_API_KEY — replace the <placeholders> with your values.

claude mcp add io-github-cyanheads-obsidian-mcp-server --env OBSIDIAN_API_KEY=<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY> -- node obsidian-mcp-server run start:stdio

/mcp confirms it's connected.

Install

Or add it manually in ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-cyanheads-obsidian-mcp-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "obsidian-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

In claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config), then restart:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-cyanheads-obsidian-mcp-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "obsidian-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config entry, any MCP client:

{
  "command": "node",
  "args": [
    "obsidian-mcp-server",
    "run",
    "start:stdio"
  ],
  "env": {
    "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>"
  }
}

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GitHub stars · 17 days ago: ★ 690
Last commit · 17 days ago: 8 days ago
Issue close rate · 17 days ago: 83%
Release cadence · 17 days ago: about every 4 days
Latest release · 17 days ago: v3.6.0
License · 17 days ago: Apache-2.0

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Status: listed
Source: Imported from the MCP registry
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