Obsidian MCP Server
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Obsidian MCP Server is an open-source mcp server by cyanheads, written mainly in TypeScript, with 698 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Oct 31, 2026. The latest npm release is obsidian-mcp-server 3.9.0, published Nov 11, 2026, with 7,779 downloads last week.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 023b1dd. Seen able to read environment and secrets, connect to the internet. Scan policy
How to install Obsidian MCP Server
Built from the start command in the project's README: npx -y obsidian-mcp-server. Check the README for required keys or settings.
claude mcp add obsidian-mcp-server -- npx -y obsidian-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}code --add-mcp '{"name":"obsidian-mcp-server","command":"npx","args":["-y","obsidian-mcp-server"]}'What Obsidian MCP Server can touch
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Connect to the internetFound in the code by our scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 023b1dd, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Obsidian MCP Server
AgenticMart scanned Obsidian MCP Server on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An MCP server is a program your AI app starts and talks to. A local one runs with your user's permissions: it can see the files, environment variables and network your account can.
Before you install
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by cyanheads on GitHub, 698 stars and 108 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Oct 31, 2026.
- Open-source license: Apache-2.0.
Obsidian MCP Server is an open-source mcp server by cyanheads, written mainly in TypeScript. Read, write, search, and surgically edit Obsidian vault notes, tags, and frontmatter via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.
At a glance
- Stars
- 698
- Forks
- 108
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Created
- Jan 2025
- Last update
- Oct 31, 2026
- Type
- MCP Server
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Obsidian MCP Server
What is Obsidian MCP Server?
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Who maintains Obsidian MCP Server?
Obsidian MCP Server is maintained by cyanheads on GitHub (cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Obsidian MCP Server safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Obsidian MCP Server on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Obsidian MCP Server use?
It is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
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