Advanced MCP server to interact with Obsidian via the Local

Name: Advanced MCP server to interact with Obsidian via the Local
Author: ToKiDoO

ToKiDoO

Advanced MCP server for interacting with Obsidian via the Local REST API community plugin. It empowers AI agents (like Claude) to deeply understand your vault's structure, links, and content—beyond basic read/write operations.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add advanced-server-to-interact-with-obsidia --env OBSIDIAN_API_KEY='<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>' --env OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH='<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>' -- uvx mcp-obsidian-advanced

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.advanced-server-to-interact-with-obsidia]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-obsidian-advanced"]
env = { OBSIDIAN_API_KEY = "<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>", OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH = "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>" }

# codex mcp add advanced-server-to-interact-with-obsidia --env OBSIDIAN_API_KEY='<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>' --env OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH='<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>' -- uvx mcp-obsidian-advanced

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "advanced-server-to-interact-with-obsidia": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-obsidian-advanced"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>",
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "advanced-server-to-interact-with-obsidia": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-obsidian-advanced"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>",
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "advanced-server-to-interact-with-obsidia": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-obsidian-advanced"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>",
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "advanced-server-to-interact-with-obsidia": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-obsidian-advanced"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>",
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "advanced-server-to-interact-with-obsidia": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-obsidian-advanced"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>",
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

OBSIDIAN_API_KEY
OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Environment variables

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