Safe read/write access to Obsidian vaults: search, batch operations, tag management and frontmatter handling.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add mcpvault --env VAULT_PATH='<VAULT_PATH>' -- npx @bitbonsai/mcpvault@latest /path/to/your/obsidian/vault~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcpvault]
command = "npx"
args = ["@bitbonsai/mcpvault@latest", "/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"]
env = { VAULT_PATH = "<VAULT_PATH>" }
# codex mcp add mcpvault --env VAULT_PATH='<VAULT_PATH>' -- npx @bitbonsai/mcpvault@latest /path/to/your/obsidian/vault~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcpvault": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@bitbonsai/mcpvault@latest",
"/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"
],
"env": {
"VAULT_PATH": "<VAULT_PATH>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"mcpvault": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@bitbonsai/mcpvault@latest",
"/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"
],
"env": {
"VAULT_PATH": "<VAULT_PATH>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcpvault": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@bitbonsai/mcpvault@latest",
"/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"
],
"env": {
"VAULT_PATH": "<VAULT_PATH>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcpvault": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@bitbonsai/mcpvault@latest",
"/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"
],
"env": {
"VAULT_PATH": "<VAULT_PATH>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcpvault": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@bitbonsai/mcpvault@latest",
"/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"
],
"env": {
"VAULT_PATH": "<VAULT_PATH>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
VAULT_PATH
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.