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obsidian mcp server for Grok

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Install obsidian mcp server in Grok

.mcp.json (in your project root)

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "obsidian-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>",
        "OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL": "<OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL>",
        "OBSIDIAN_VERIFY_SSL": "<OBSIDIAN_VERIFY_SSL>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<OBSIDIAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "OBSIDIAN_ENABLE_COMMANDS": "<OBSIDIAN_ENABLE_COMMANDS>",
        "OBSIDIAN_READ_PATHS": "<OBSIDIAN_READ_PATHS>",
        "OBSIDIAN_WRITE_PATHS": "<OBSIDIAN_WRITE_PATHS>",
        "OBSIDIAN_READ_ONLY": "<OBSIDIAN_READ_ONLY>",
        "OBSIDIAN_OMNISEARCH_URL": "<OBSIDIAN_OMNISEARCH_URL>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Grok Build reads Claude Code's .mcp.json and Claude Desktop's config unchanged, so a server you have already set up there needs nothing new. The Grok web app and X integration do not take custom servers. Grok docs

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