MCP Server connected to Obsidian Vault with Local REST API. (re-write it completely with BUN to make it faster and more lightweight)
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add obsidian-vault --env API_KEY='<API_KEY>' --env API_URLS='<API_URLS>' -- npx -y @oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.obsidian-vault]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian"]
env = { API_KEY = "<API_KEY>", API_URLS = "<API_URLS>" }
# codex mcp add obsidian-vault --env API_KEY='<API_KEY>' --env API_URLS='<API_URLS>' -- npx -y @oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-vault": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "<API_KEY>",
"API_URLS": "<API_URLS>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"obsidian-vault": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "<API_KEY>",
"API_URLS": "<API_URLS>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-vault": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "<API_KEY>",
"API_URLS": "<API_URLS>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-vault": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "<API_KEY>",
"API_URLS": "<API_URLS>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-vault": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "<API_KEY>",
"API_URLS": "<API_URLS>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
API_KEYAPI_URLS
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.