The Obsidian MCP server that needs no plugin, no running Obsidian app — and doesn't blow your context window. Filesystem-direct: single-digit-ms keyword search, ~26 ms local semantic search, ~2 KB payloads, 25 tools.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add seekstone --env SEEKSTONE_VAULT='<SEEKSTONE_VAULT>' -- npx -y seekstone~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.seekstone]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "seekstone"]
env = { SEEKSTONE_VAULT = "<SEEKSTONE_VAULT>" }
# codex mcp add seekstone --env SEEKSTONE_VAULT='<SEEKSTONE_VAULT>' -- npx -y seekstone~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"seekstone": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"seekstone"
],
"env": {
"SEEKSTONE_VAULT": "<SEEKSTONE_VAULT>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"seekstone": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"seekstone"
],
"env": {
"SEEKSTONE_VAULT": "<SEEKSTONE_VAULT>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"seekstone": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"seekstone"
],
"env": {
"SEEKSTONE_VAULT": "<SEEKSTONE_VAULT>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"seekstone": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"seekstone"
],
"env": {
"SEEKSTONE_VAULT": "<SEEKSTONE_VAULT>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"seekstone": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"seekstone"
],
"env": {
"SEEKSTONE_VAULT": "<SEEKSTONE_VAULT>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
SEEKSTONE_VAULT
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.