list_folders

MCP tool from Obsidian Sync MCP by es617

List all folders in the vault with note counts — use to discover folder names

How to use it

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

Install Obsidian Sync MCP

$npx obsidian-sync-mcp

FULL OBSIDIAN SYNC MCP LISTING

Other tools in Obsidian Sync MCP (8)

delete_note

Delete a note

edit_note

Edit a note without rewriting it — append, prepend (after frontmatter), or replace exact text

get_note_metadata

Get frontmatter, tags, outgoing links, backlinks, size, and timestamps — navigate the knowledge graph

list_notes

List notes with timestamps. Filter by folder, name, tag, or date. Sort by name or modified.

list_tags

List all tags in the vault with counts — use to discover tags before filtering

move_note

Move or rename a note — works across folders, creates destination folders automatically

read_note

Read a note's markdown content by path

write_note

Create or overwrite a note (replaces entire content)