How do I connect Grove MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add grove -- npx -y tsx src/server.ts` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Grove MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Grove MCP Server do?

Grove MCP Server documents 6 tools to the agent, including get, list_notes, multi_get. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Grove

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Open-source MCP server over a git-backed Obsidian vault. Single-user, self-host. Six tools, hybrid search, provenance/blame, auto-link discovery.

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

Authentication is not specified. Check the project instructions before connecting.

Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

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Use names from the project instructions, separated by commas. Enter names only, never secret values.

03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'grove' -- 'npx' '-y' 'tsx' 'src/server.ts'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

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6 of 6 tools

Documented tools (6)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

get

Read a note by path or title. Surfaces per-segment provenance (durable vs perishable voice).

list_notes

List notes matching a pattern. Optional alias resolution.

multi_get

Batch read via glob or comma-separated paths.

query

Hybrid BM25 + vector + title search with RRF fusion. Returns ranked snippets with URLs.

vault_status

Health, history, diagnostics, graph, lifecycle digest, discovery state, perf counters.

write_note

Create / update / soft-delete / hard-delete / move a note. Single op or batch (atomic optional).

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Questions about Grove MCP Server

How do I connect Grove MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add grove -- npx -y tsx src/server.ts` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Grove MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Grove MCP Server do?: Grove MCP Server documents 6 tools to the agent, including get, list_notes, multi_get. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.