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obsidian mcp server for Zed

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Install obsidian mcp server in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "obsidian-mcp-server": {
      "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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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