list_notes
List all notes in vault with optional folder filtering
How to use it
list_notes is exposed by the Obsidian MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the list_notes tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Obsidian MCP
npx @jianruidutong/obsidian-mcpOther tools in Obsidian MCP (24)
Add multiple tags to notes
Comprehensive relationship mapping
Apply templates with variable substitution
Intelligent auto-linking with pattern recognition
Create new notes with content
Create reusable note templates with variables
Remove notes from vault
Remove unused templates
Extract key terms using TF-IDF algorithm
Identify isolated content
Discover similar content using cosine similarity
Export graph data for visualization tools
Create intelligent content summaries
List all tags with usage statistics
Browse available templates
Full folder operations (create/rename/move/delete)
Rename or relocate notes
Batch read multiple notes simultaneously
Read individual note content
Advanced tag-based search with AND/OR operators
Full-text search across all content
AI-powered connection recommendations
AI-powered tag recommendations
Advanced content editing with precise positioning