The best MCP servers for Obsidian — let AI agents search, read, link, and write notes in your local Obsidian vault.
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Obsidian MCP servers connect in one of two ways: directly to the vault folder on disk, or through the Obsidian Local REST API community plugin while the app is running. Direct file access works without the app open; the plugin route respects Obsidian's own indexing and link handling.
Because a vault is plain markdown on your disk, a write-capable server can rename, move, or overwrite notes. Keep the vault under version control or a backup before you let an agent reorganize it, and start with read and search tools.
This page ranks Obsidian MCP servers by real usage across the AllMCPs directory. Choose between servers that read the vault folder directly and servers that use the Local REST API plugin.
Yes. Install an Obsidian MCP server in Claude Desktop or Claude Code and point it at your vault path or the Local REST API plugin. Claude can then search and read notes during a conversation.
The server itself runs locally, but any note content the agent reads is sent to the model provider as part of the conversation. Keep sensitive notes in a folder the server cannot access.