MCP Server

io.github.stonematt/mcp-obsidian-cli MCP Server

Name: io.github.stonematt/mcp-obsidian-cli MCP Server
Author: io.github.stonematt

io.github.stonematt/mcp-obsidian-cli

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What is the io.github.stonematt/mcp-obsidian-cli MCP server?

Save chat notes from Claude Desktop to your vault — MCP on Obsidian CLI. Keep what matters.

How to install io.github.stonematt/mcp-obsidian-cli

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

OBSIDIAN_VAULT
Target vault name. If unset or unknown, the server prompts the caller on first tool use, listing the vaults Obsidian knows about.
OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH
Path to the obsidian-cli binary. Auto-discovered on macOS; set explicitly on Linux/Windows or if the binary is non-standard.
OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS
Per-command timeout in milliseconds.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-obsidian-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-obsidian-cli"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT": "<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_VAULT>",
        "OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH": "<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH>",
        "OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-obsidian-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-obsidian-cli"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT": "<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_VAULT>",
        "OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH": "<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH>",
        "OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-obsidian-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-obsidian-cli"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT": "<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_VAULT>",
        "OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH": "<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH>",
        "OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-obsidian-cli": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-obsidian-cli"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT": "<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_VAULT>",
        "OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH": "<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH>",
        "OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add mcp-obsidian-cli --env OBSIDIAN_VAULT=<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_VAULT> --env OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH=<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH> --env OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS> -- npx -y mcp-obsidian-cli