Smart Connections runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 29 installs a week from npm. Last commit 4 Feb 2026.
MCP server for Obsidian Smart Connections. Semantic search using your vault's embeddings.
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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 smart-connections -- npx -y @gogogadgetbytes/smart-connections-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"smart-connections": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@gogogadgetbytes/smart-connections-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.smart-connections]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@gogogadgetbytes/smart-connections-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"smart-connections": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@gogogadgetbytes/smart-connections-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"smart-connections": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@gogogadgetbytes/smart-connections-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
VAULT_PATH (Absolute path to your Obsidian vault (e.g., /Users/you/Documents/MyVault)).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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