MCPVault

vault_append

MCP tool from Obsidian Local Rest Api by coddingtonbear

Append content to the end of a vault file

How to use it

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

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

search_simple

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

tag_list

List all tags across the vault with usage counts

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