MCPVault

read_note

MCP tool from Obsidian MCP by newtype-01

Read the content of a specific note in the Obsidian vault

How to use it

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

Install Obsidian MCP

$npm install -g @huangyihe/obsidian-mcp
FULL OBSIDIAN MCP LISTING

Other tools in Obsidian MCP (10)

auto_backlink_vault

🔗 Auto Backlink Generation

create_note

Create a new note in the Obsidian vault with full content

delete_note

Delete a note from the Obsidian vault

list_notes

List notes in the Obsidian vault with optional folder filtering

manage_folder

Complete folder CRUD operations (create/rename/move/delete)

move_note

Move or rename notes to new locations (supports all file types including PDFs)

notes_insight

🧠 AI-Powered Strategic Analysis ⭐ NEW

read_multiple_notes

Read content from multiple notes simultaneously for batch processing

search_vault

Advanced search across all file types with filename and content matching

update_note

Enhanced Update content using text replacements OR precision insertion