AllMCPs Server vs Obsidian Semantic Search

In-depth architectural comparison of the AllMCPs Server and Obsidian Semantic Search 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 AllMCPs Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: ALLMCPS_MCP_URL.
• Primary tools included: search_mcp_servers, get_mcp_install_config, list_mcp_categories.

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Choose Obsidian Semantic Search when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: index_status, index_vault, search_notes.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	AllMCPs Server FeaturedVerifiedDatabases	O Obsidian Semantic Search Databases
Summary	The official MCP server for AllMCPs.com - submit and manage tools directly from your AI. The open directory for MCP servers. Connect Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and AI agents to databases, tools, files, and APIs. Explore 3,181+ servers. AllMCPs is the premier, open directory for discovering, evaluating, and installing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to equip AI agents and LLMs with real-world superpowers.	Read-only semantic search MCP server for Obsidian vaults using local Ollama embeddings.
Category & Scope

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": {
    "allmcps-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "allmcps-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALLMCPS_MCP_URL": "YOUR_ALLMCPS_MCP_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-semantic-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "--package"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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