read
Fetch one or more notes by vault-relative path. Returns full content, title, aliases, tags, links, and backlinks. On path miss: returns found: false with top-3 fuzzy suggestions. Accepts a single path or an array. Use snippetlength to cap content size
How to use it
Project documentation lists read for the Obsidian Hybrid Search MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.
Install Obsidian Hybrid Search
npm install -g obsidian-hybrid-searchOther tools in Obsidian Hybrid Search (3)
Reindex the vault or a specific file
Search the vault. Use query for text search (mode: hybrid/semantic/fulltext/title) or path for semantic similarity. Combine path with related: true for graph traversal. Pass queries[] for multi-query fan-out (parallel search, RRF merge). Supports scope, tag, limit, threshold, depth, direction, snipp
Show total notes, indexed count, last indexed time