How do I install mcp-obsidian?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/MarkusPfundstein/mcp-obsidian

What does mcp-obsidian connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches obsidian. The credentials we found in its source are OBSIDIAN_API_KEY.

Is mcp-obsidian official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 4,486 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-08-31.

What licence does mcp-obsidian use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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mcp-obsidian

mcp-obsidian is an MCP server, listed under project & docs. It reaches obsidian. It needs OBSIDIAN_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 4,486 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This software connects an MCP server with Obsidian using the Obsidian REST API community plugin.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. mcp-obsidian’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read mcp-obsidian’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

obsidian

Credential

OBSIDIAN_API_KEY

Maintenance

Stars

4486

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

MCP server that interacts with Obsidian via the Obsidian rest API community plugin

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What mcp-obsidian can do

6 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

list_files_in_vault: Lists all files and directories in the root directory of your Obsidian vault
list_files_in_dir: Lists all files and directories in a specific Obsidian directory
get_file_contents: Return the content of a single file in your vault.
patch_content: Insert content into an existing note relative to a heading, block reference, or frontmatter field.
append_content: Append content to a new or existing file in the vault.
delete_file: Delete a file or directory from your vault.

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

mcp-obsidian compared with similar servers

mcp-obsidian compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mcp-obsidian (this page)	obsidian	OBSIDIAN_API_KEY	4,486	2026-08-31	MIT
obsidian-mcp-server	obsidian(1 shared)	OBSIDIAN_API_KEY	699	2026-10-06	Apache-2.0
obsidian-mcp-server-enhanced	chatgpt, obsidian(1 shared)	CHATGPT_FACADE_ADMIN_SECRET, MCP_AUTH_KEY, OBSIDIAN_API_KEY	37	2026-07-15	Apache-2.0
vault-cortex	obsidian(1 shared)	MCP_AUTH_TOKEN, OBSIDIAN_AUTH_TOKEN	31	2026-10-22	MIT
mcp-notion-server	notion	NOTION_API_TOKEN	924	2026-07-31	MIT
todoist-mcp	todoist	TODOIST_API_KEY	562	2026-10-20	MIT

Ranked by services in common with mcp-obsidian, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about mcp-obsidian

What does mcp-obsidian do?: This software connects an MCP server with Obsidian using the Obsidian REST API community plugin.
How do I install mcp-obsidian?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/MarkusPfundstein/mcp-obsidian
What does mcp-obsidian connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches obsidian. The credentials we found in its source are OBSIDIAN_API_KEY.
Is mcp-obsidian official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 4,486 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-08-31.
What licence does mcp-obsidian use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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