kObsidian runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 100 installs a week from npm. Last commit 9 Sep 2026.
Filesystem-first MCP for Obsidian — an LLM-maintained wiki inspired by Karpathy's LLM Wiki.
What the code does
We read the source, 5 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
const absolutePath = path.join(vaultRoot, args.path);
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add kobsidian-mcp -e 'OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH=<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>' -- npx -y kobsidian-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"kobsidian-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kobsidian-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.kobsidian-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "kobsidian-mcp"]
env = { OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH = "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"kobsidian-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kobsidian-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"kobsidian-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kobsidian-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH> (Absolute path to the Obsidian vault this server should operate on).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
OBSIDIAN_API_URL (Base URL of the Obsidian Local REST API plugin. Only required for workspace.* / commands.* / live dataview.query* tools), OBSIDIAN_API_VERIFY_TLS (Set to 'true' if you've trusted the Local REST API's self-signed certificate), OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY (Bearer key for the Obsidian Local REST API plugin (only needed for REST-bridged tools)).
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kObsidian — questions
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