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Obsidian GitHub MCP for Cursor

io.github.sarutobisasuke8/obsidian-github-mcp

A permissioned MCP gateway for agent proposals to a Git-backed Obsidian vault.

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Obsidian GitHub MCP in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen. 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-github-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sarutobi-sasuke/obsidian-github-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VAULT_MCP_PORT": "<VAULT_MCP_PORT>",
        "VAULT_MCP_GITHUB_OWNER": "<VAULT_MCP_GITHUB_OWNER>",
        "VAULT_MCP_GITHUB_REPO": "<VAULT_MCP_GITHUB_REPO>",
        "VAULT_MCP_POLICY_FILE": "<VAULT_MCP_POLICY_FILE>",
        "VAULT_MCP_TOKEN_FILE": "<VAULT_MCP_TOKEN_FILE>",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
        "GITHUB_APP_ID": "<GITHUB_APP_ID>",
        "GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID": "<GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID>",
        "GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE": "<GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs

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