Bear MCP Server vs MCP Obsidian

In-depth architectural comparison of the Bear MCP Server and MCP Obsidian MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Bear MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Other Tools and Integrations domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Retrieve all Bear notes, Search notes by text, List all Bear tags.

Explore Bear MCP Server Details

Choose MCP Obsidian when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Other Tools and Integrations domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: OBSIDIAN_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: List vault files and directories, Read individual note contents, Search text across vault files.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Bear MCP Server akseyh Other Tools and Integrations	MCP Obsidian MarkusPfundstein Other Tools and Integrations
Summary	Allows the AI to read from your Bear Notes (macOS only)	MCP server that interacts with Obsidian via the Obsidian rest API community plugin
Category & Scope	Other Tools and Integrations

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "akseyh-bear-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "akseyh-bear-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markuspfundstein-mcp-obsidian": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_OBSIDIAN_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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