MCPVault

search_by_tags

MCP tool from Obsidian MCP by jianruidutong

Advanced tag-based search with AND/OR operators

How to use it

search_by_tags is exposed by the Obsidian MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the search_by_tags 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-mcp
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Other tools in Obsidian MCP (24)

add_tags

Add multiple tags to notes

analyze_note_relationships

Comprehensive relationship mapping

apply_template

Apply templates with variable substitution

auto_backlink_vault

Intelligent auto-linking with pattern recognition

create_note

Create new notes with content

create_template

Create reusable note templates with variables

delete_note

Remove notes from vault

delete_template

Remove unused templates

extract_keywords

Extract key terms using TF-IDF algorithm

find_orphan_notes

Identify isolated content

find_similar_notes

Discover similar content using cosine similarity

generate_knowledge_graph

Export graph data for visualization tools

generate_summary

Create intelligent content summaries

list_notes

List all notes in vault with optional folder filtering

list_tags

List all tags with usage statistics

list_templates

Browse available templates

manage_folder

Full folder operations (create/rename/move/delete)

move_note

Rename or relocate notes

read_multiple_notes

Batch read multiple notes simultaneously

read_note

Read individual note content

search_vault

Full-text search across all content

suggest_connections

AI-powered connection recommendations

suggest_tags

AI-powered tag recommendations

update_note

Advanced content editing with precise positioning