dev_console

MCP tool from Obsidian Vaultgate MCP by mkemeter

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

How to use it

Project documentation lists dev_console for the Obsidian Vaultgate MCP 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 Vaultgate MCP

$npx obsidian-vaultgate-mcp
FULL OBSIDIAN VAULTGATE MCP LISTING

Other tools in Obsidian Vaultgate MCP (38)

backlinks

Notes that link to a given note

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_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