Standalone server for Obsidian vaults with hybrid search, notes and files, memory and tasks; runs locally or self-hosted with OAuth.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add vault-cortex -- npx vault-cortex@latest init~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.vault-cortex]
command = "npx"
args = ["vault-cortex@latest", "init"]
# codex mcp add vault-cortex -- npx vault-cortex@latest init~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"vault-cortex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"vault-cortex@latest",
"init"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"vault-cortex": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"vault-cortex@latest",
"init"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"vault-cortex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"vault-cortex@latest",
"init"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"vault-cortex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"vault-cortex@latest",
"init"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"vault-cortex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"vault-cortex@latest",
"init"
]
}
}
}