Monitor vs Obsidian MCP Secure
A side-by-side look at the Monitor and Obsidian MCP Secure MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Monitor for monitoring work as a local process; choose Obsidian MCP Secure for monitoring as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Monitor when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
Choose Obsidian MCP Secure when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
OBSIDIAN_API_KEY, OBSIDIAN_HOST, OBSIDIAN_PORT, LOG_DIR. - You want tools like
read_note, list_notes, create_note.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring | Monitoring |
| Quality signal | 64/100 · Good | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | OBSIDIAN_API_KEYOBSIDIAN_HOSTOBSIDIAN_PORTLOG_DIR |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1,309 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 9 |
| Full listing | View Monitor | View Obsidian MCP Secure |
Tools & capabilities
Monitor tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Obsidian MCP Secure tools 9
read_noteLê o conteúdo de uma nota do Obsidian pelo caminholist_notesLista arquivos e pastas do vault ou de um diretório específicocreate_noteCria uma nova nota no Obsidianedit_noteEdita o conteúdo de uma nota existente (substitui o conteúdo inteiro)delete_noteDeleta uma nota do vault. ATENÇÃO: ação irreversível.search_notesBusca notas por conteúdo ou tag no vaultfind_note_by_nameEncontra notas pelo nome (busca parcial, insensível a maiúsculas). Útil quando o caminho exato não é conhecido.list_tagsLista todas as tags usadas no vault com contagem de ocorrênciascreate_backlinksAdiciona wikilinks [[NomeDaNota]] na seção '## Relacionadas' da nota source. Cria a seção se não existir.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Monitor
{
"mcpServers": {
"betterdb-inc-monitor": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@betterdb/monitor"
]
}
}
}
Obsidian MCP Secure
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-mcp-secure": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-mcp-secure"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_OBSIDIAN_API_KEY_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_HOST": "YOUR_OBSIDIAN_HOST_HERE",
"OBSIDIAN_PORT": "YOUR_OBSIDIAN_PORT_HERE",
"LOG_DIR": "YOUR_LOG_DIR_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Monitor is categorized under Monitoring and uses a local stdio subprocess. Obsidian MCP Secure belongs to Monitoring and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Monitor for monitoring work and Obsidian MCP Secure for monitoring.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Monitor is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: api key required. Obsidian MCP Secure has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add betterdb-inc-monitor and obsidian-mcp-secure as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Monitor has a quality signal of 64/100 (Good) with 5 views, 0 installs and 1,309 GitHub stars. Obsidian MCP Secure has 56/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.