Obsidian-MCP-Server
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Seamlessly integrate Claude AI into your Obsidian vault! This guide provides a straightforward setup for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server on Windows 11, empowering Claude to directly assist your brainstorming, notetaking, and knowledge management within Obsidian.
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- Trao95
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- Read your vault’s content for summarization and analysis.
- Create and modify notes based on AI prompts.
- Search your vault for relevant information.
- Secure access via Obsidian’s Local REST API plugin.
- Works with Claude Desktop on Windows 11.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Obsidian-MCP-ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Install Node.js 20 or higher, install the Local REST API plugin in Obsidian, and generate an API key. Then edit Claude Desktop’s claude_desktop_config.json file (located at %APPDATA%\Claude\) to include an entry with the command npx -y obsidian-mcp <vault-path> and the OBSIDIAN_API_KEY environment variable. The server starts automatically when Claude Desktop launches.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-mcp-server": {
"obsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-mcp",
"YOUR_OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH_HERE"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_ACTUAL_OBSIDIAN_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"obsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-mcp",
"YOUR_OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH_HERE"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_ACTUAL_OBSIDIAN_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}Obsidian-MCP-Server
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