obsidian mcp server for Claude Code
io.github.cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server
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client:Claude Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install obsidian mcp server in Claude Code
run in your project directory
claude mcp add obsidian-mcp-server -e OBSIDIAN_API_KEY=<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY> -e OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL=<OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL> -e OBSIDIAN_VERIFY_SSL=<OBSIDIAN_VERIFY_SSL> -e OBSIDIAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS=<OBSIDIAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS> -e OBSIDIAN_ENABLE_COMMANDS=<OBSIDIAN_ENABLE_COMMANDS> -e OBSIDIAN_READ_PATHS=<OBSIDIAN_READ_PATHS> -e OBSIDIAN_WRITE_PATHS=<OBSIDIAN_WRITE_PATHS> -e OBSIDIAN_READ_ONLY=<OBSIDIAN_READ_ONLY> -e OBSIDIAN_OMNISEARCH_URL=<OBSIDIAN_OMNISEARCH_URL> -e MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<MCP_LOG_LEVEL> -- npx -y obsidian-mcp-server
Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs