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obsidian sync mcp for Gemini CLI

io.github.es617/obsidian-sync-mcp

Give AI agents access to your Obsidian vault via local files or Self-hosted LiveSync.

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Install obsidian sync mcp in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-sync-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "obsidian-sync-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VAULT_PATH": "<VAULT_PATH>",
        "COUCHDB_URL": "<COUCHDB_URL>",
        "COUCHDB_USER": "<COUCHDB_USER>",
        "COUCHDB_PASSWORD": "<COUCHDB_PASSWORD>",
        "COUCHDB_DATABASE": "<COUCHDB_DATABASE>",
        "COUCHDB_PASSPHRASE": "<COUCHDB_PASSPHRASE>",
        "COUCHDB_OBFUSCATE_PROPERTIES": "<COUCHDB_OBFUSCATE_PROPERTIES>",
        "VAULT_NAME": "<VAULT_NAME>",
        "MCP_AUTH_TOKEN": "<MCP_AUTH_TOKEN>",
        "BASE_URL": "<BASE_URL>",
        "PORT": "<PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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