MCPVault

obsidian_patch_active

MCP tool from MCP Obsidian by fazer-ai

Inserts, replaces or prepends content in the active note relative to a heading, block reference, or front-matter field

How to use it

obsidian_patch_active is exposed by the MCP Obsidian MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the obsidian_patch_active tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install MCP Obsidian

$npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector bun /path/to/repo/src/index.ts
FULL MCP OBSIDIAN LISTING

Other tools in MCP Obsidian (23)

obsidian_delete_active

Deletes the note that is currently active in the Obsidian UI

obsidian_delete_file

Deletes a specific file (or directory) in the vault

obsidian_delete_periodic

Deletes the current daily / weekly / monthly / quarterly / yearly note for the requested period

obsidian_execute_command

Executes a specific Obsidian command by its ID

obsidian_get_active

Retrieves the full content of the active note (Markdown or JSON view)

obsidian_get_commands

Lists every command available in Obsidian’s command palette

obsidian_get_file

Retrieves the content of a file in the vault (Markdown or JSON view)

obsidian_get_periodic

Returns the content of the current periodic note for the requested period

obsidian_list_vault_directory

Lists files and directories inside a specific folder of the vault

obsidian_list_vault_root

Lists all files and directories at the root of your vault

obsidian_open_file

Opens the given file inside Obsidian (creates it if missing); optional flag to open in a new leaf

obsidian_patch_file

Inserts / replaces content in an arbitrary file relative to a heading, block reference, or front-matter field

obsidian_patch_periodic

Inserts / replaces content in a periodic note relative to a heading, block reference, or front-matter field

obsidian_post_active

Appends Markdown to the end of the active note

obsidian_post_file

Appends Markdown to a file (creates it if it doesn’t exist)

obsidian_post_periodic

Appends Markdown to the periodic note (creates it if it doesn’t exist)

obsidian_put_active

Replaces the entire body of the active note

obsidian_put_file

Creates a new file or replaces the entire body of an existing file

obsidian_put_periodic

Replaces the entire body of a periodic note

obsidian_search_dataview

Runs a Dataview-DQL query across the vault and returns matching rows

obsidian_search_json_logic

Runs a JsonLogic query against structured note metadata

obsidian_simple_search

Performs a plain-text fuzzy search with optional surrounding context

obsidian_status

Returns basic details about the Obsidian Local REST API server and your authentication status