How do I connect Obsidian MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add smith-and-web-obsidian-mcp-server -- npx -y mcp-remote http://localhost:3001/sse` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Obsidian MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Obsidian MCP Server do?

Obsidian MCP Server documents 31 tools to the agent, including add-tags, append-to-file, append-to-section. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Obsidian MCP Server

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MCP server for Obsidian vault management - enables Claude and other AI assistants to read, write, search, and organize your notes

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

Authentication is not specified. Check the project instructions before connecting.

Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

Project instructionsEnvironment variable names (optional)

Use names from the project instructions, separated by commas. Enter names only, never secret values.

03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'smith-and-web-obsidian-mcp-server' -- 'npx' '-y' 'mcp-remote' 'http://localhost:3001/sse'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

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31 of 31 tools

Documented tools (31)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

add-tags

Add tags to frontmatter or inline

append-to-file

Append to end of file

append-to-section

Append to a section

audit-tags

Audit folder for required tags

create-directory

Create a new directory

create-note

Create a new note

delete-directory

Delete a directory (with recursive option)

delete-note

Delete a note (requires confirmation)

duplicate-note

Copy a note to a new location

edit-note

Replace note contents

find-broken-links

Find unresolved wiki-links

find-notes-by-tag

Find notes with a specific tag

find-replace

Bulk find and replace

get-backlinks

Find notes linking to a note

get-frontmatter

Get YAML frontmatter as JSON

get-notes-info

Get file metadata without reading content

insert-at-marker

Insert at a text marker

list-headings

List all headings in a note

list-tags

List all tags with counts

list-vault

List files and directories

move-note

Move/rename a note

read-multiple-notes

Batch read multiple notes

read-note

Read note contents (supports frontmatterOnly for efficiency)

read-section

Read content under a heading

remove-tags

Remove tags from note

rename-directory

Rename/move a directory

replace-section

Replace section content

search-missing-tag

Find notes missing a tag

search-vault

Full-text search with context

update-frontmatter

Update frontmatter fields

write-note

Write with modes: overwrite, append, or prepend

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FAQ

Questions about Obsidian MCP Server

How do I connect Obsidian MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add smith-and-web-obsidian-mcp-server -- npx -y mcp-remote http://localhost:3001/sse` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Obsidian MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Obsidian MCP Server do?: Obsidian MCP Server documents 31 tools to the agent, including add-tags, append-to-file, append-to-section. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.