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Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add mcp-obsidian-cli -e OBSIDIAN_VAULT=<OBSIDIAN_VAULT> -e OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH=<OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH> -e OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS=<OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-obsidian-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_VAULT": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT>",
"OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH>",
"OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS": "<OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-obsidian-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_VAULT": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT>",
"OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH>",
"OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS": "<OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-obsidian-cli": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_VAULT": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT>",
"OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH>",
"OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS": "<OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
OBSIDIAN_VAULTOptional | Target vault name. If unset or unknown, the server prompts the caller on first tool use, listing the vaults Obsidian knows about. |
OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATHOptional | Path to the obsidian-cli binary. Auto-discovered on macOS; set explicitly on Linux/Windows or if the binary is non-standard. |
OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MSOptional | Per-command timeout in milliseconds. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Last updated | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.stonematt/mcp-obsidian-cli |
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