Filesystem-first MCP server for Obsidian vaults with an LLM-Wiki layer on top.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add kobsidian --env OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH='<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>' --env OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY='<OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY>' -- npx -y kobsidian-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.kobsidian]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "kobsidian-mcp"]
env = { OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH = "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>", OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY = "<OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add kobsidian --env OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH='<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>' --env OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY='<OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY>' -- npx -y kobsidian-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"kobsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kobsidian-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>",
"OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"kobsidian": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kobsidian-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>",
"OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"kobsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kobsidian-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>",
"OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"kobsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kobsidian-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>",
"OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"kobsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kobsidian-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>",
"OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATHOBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.