obsidian_open_in_ui

MCP tool from Obsidian MCP Server by cyanheads

Open a file in the Obsidian app UI, with failIfMissing and newLeaf toggles.

How to use it

Project documentation lists obsidian_open_in_ui for the Obsidian MCP Server 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 MCP Server

$docker run --rm -e OBSIDIAN_API_KEY=your-key -p 3010:3010 obsidian-mcp-server
FULL OBSIDIAN MCP SERVER LISTING

Other tools in Obsidian MCP Server (13)

obsidian_append_to_note

Append content to a note. Without section, creates the file if missing. With section, appends to a specific heading, block, or frontmatter field (file must exist).

obsidian_delete_note

Permanently delete a note. Always asks the user to confirm first — the call is answered with a confirmation request and retried with the answer.

obsidian_execute_command

Execute an Obsidian command-palette command by ID. Opt-in via OBSIDIANENABLECOMMANDS=true.

obsidian_get_note

Read a note as raw content, full structured form (content + frontmatter + tags + stat, with optional outgoing links), structural document map, or a single section.

obsidian_list_commands

List Obsidian command-palette commands, optionally filtered by nameRegex on display name. Opt-in via OBSIDIANENABLECOMMANDS=true (paired with obsidianexecutecommand).

obsidian_list_notes

List notes and subdirectories under a vault path. Recursive walk (default depth 2, max depth 20; 1000-entry cap) with optional extension and nameRegex filters.

obsidian_list_tags

List vault tags with usage counts, including hierarchical parents. Ordered by count descending and capped at limit (default 200, max 10000), with the withheld remainder disclosed. Optional nameRegex and minCount narrow the set first.

obsidian_manage_frontmatter

Atomic get / set / delete on a single frontmatter key.

obsidian_manage_tags

Add, remove, or list tags. Defaults to the frontmatter tags: array; location: 'inline' or 'both' opts into mutating the note body.

obsidian_patch_note

Surgical append / prepend / replace against a heading, block reference, or frontmatter field.

obsidian_replace_in_note

Search-replace inside a single note, scoped to the body by default. Literal or regex matching with whole-word, whitespace-flexible, and case-sensitivity options; supports capture-group replacement.

obsidian_search_notes

Search the vault by text, JSONLogic, or BM25-ranked Omnisearch (when the plugin is reachable). Results paginate via opaque cursors.

obsidian_write_note

Create a note, replace a single section in place, or — with overwrite: true — clobber an existing file. Refuses whole-file writes against an existing path by default.