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mcp obsidian cli for Zed

io.github.stonematt/mcp-obsidian-cli

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

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install mcp obsidian cli in Zed

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

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

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

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