Obsidian Vaultgate MCP

clear_index

delete the cache file entirely and rebuild from scratch; use only when the cache is corrupted or after a version change. Do not use before indexvault — indexvault already handles incremental updates without data loss.

daily_append

Append content to today's daily note

daily_open

Open today's daily note in the Obsidian GUI

daily_read

Read today's daily note

dev_console

Console log output from Obsidian (requires dev:debug on first — run once via eval)

dev_css

Computed CSS for a DOM selector

dev_dom

DOM subtree of the Obsidian window

dev_errors

Recent errors from the Obsidian console

dev_mobile

Toggle mobile viewport emulation

dev_screenshot

Capture a screenshot of the Obsidian window

files_list

List all notes in the vault

files_read

Read the full content of a note

find_similar

find notes similar to a given path

index_vault

re-embed changed notes without discarding the existing cache (routine re-index)

note_append

Append content to an existing note

note_create

Create a new note (use path= for subfolder locations)

note_open

Open a note in the Obsidian GUI. Accepts path (vault-root) or file (wikilink name); optional heading or block to scroll to a location

note_prepend

Prepend content to an existing note

note_trash

Move a note to the system trash (recoverable)

note_update

Replace the full content of an existing note

plugin_reload

Reload a community plugin by ID

plugins_list

Installed community plugins

property_read

Read a specific YAML frontmatter property by name

property_set

Set or update a YAML frontmatter property

Read-only

search

Full-text search across the vault

search_open

Open the Obsidian search panel with a pre-filled query

semantic_search

query by meaning, returns ranked results with relevance scores and the matched section heading

tags

All tags across the vault

tasks_all

All tasks (complete and incomplete)

tasks_daily

Incomplete tasks from today's daily note

tasks_pending

Incomplete tasks only

templates_apply

Apply a template to a note

templates_list

List available templates (requires core Templates plugin — see note below)

unresolved

Wikilinks pointing to non-existent notes

vault_context

Read vault conventions from VAULTGATE.md — called automatically at session start to ensure all responses follow the vault's naming rules, folder structure, and writing style

vault_context_set

Create or update VAULTGATE.md — the vault conventions file read by AI assistants at session start

vault_info

index state and note count