search_simple

MCP tool from Obsidian Local Rest Api by coddingtonbear

Full-text search using Obsidian's built-in search

How to use it

Project documentation lists search_simple for the Obsidian Local Rest Api 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 Local Rest Api

$npm install --save-dev obsidian-local-rest-api
FULL OBSIDIAN LOCAL REST API LISTING

Other tools in Obsidian Local Rest Api (15)

active_file_get_path

Return the vault path of the file currently open in Obsidian

command_execute

Execute an Obsidian command by ID

command_list

List all registered Obsidian commands

open_file

Open a file in the Obsidian UI

search_query

Search using a JsonLogic query against note metadata

tag_list

List all tags across the vault with usage counts

vault_append

Append content to the end of a vault file

vault_copy

Copy a vault file to a new path

vault_delete

Delete a vault file (moves to trash by default)

vault_get_document_map

List the headings, block references, and frontmatter fields in a file

vault_list

List files and subdirectories inside a vault directory

vault_move

Move (rename) a vault file to a new path

vault_patch

Patch a specific heading, block reference, or frontmatter field

vault_read

Read a file's content, frontmatter, tags, and stat

vault_write

Create or overwrite a vault file