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mcp obsidian cli for Cursor

io.github.stonematt/mcp-obsidian-cli

Save chat notes from Claude Desktop to your vault — MCP on Obsidian CLI. Keep what matters.

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install mcp obsidian cli in Cursor

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-obsidian-cli": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-obsidian-cli"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT": "<OBSIDIAN_VAULT>",
        "OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH": "<OBSIDIAN_CLI_PATH>",
        "OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS": "<OBSIDIAN_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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