MCPVault

list_notes

MCP tool from Obsidian Vault MCP by ebullient

List notes and subfolders in a directory (non-recursive)

How to use it

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

Install Obsidian Vault MCP

$claude mcp add -t http -s local Obsidian http://localhost:8765/mcp -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"
FULL OBSIDIAN VAULT MCP LISTING

Other tools in Obsidian Vault MCP (11)

append_to_note

Append content to a note, at the end or after a heading

create_note

Create a note or binary file, optionally from a template

delete_note

Move a note to the system trash

list_templates

List available Templater templates

patch_note

Replace an exact string in a note; prefer over updatenote

read_multiple_notes

Read several notes in one request (max 10)

read_note

Read a note's content by path; optionally filtered to named

read_periodic_note

Get the path (and content, if it exists) for a

rename_note

Rename or move a note, rewriting links that point to it

search_notes

Find notes by folder, tag(s), frontmatter, modification

update_note

Replace a note's entire content