MCP Obsidian vs Md Vision MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Obsidian and Md Vision MCP 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 MCP Obsidian when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Local stdio MCP access to an Obsidian vault, Note reading, writing, patching, moving, and deletion, Multi-word search with BM25 reranking.

Explore MCP Obsidian Details

Choose Md Vision MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Indexes markdown headings with line numbers, image counts, and char counts, Reads markdown with referenced images embedded as base64 MCP image blocks, Supports local filesystem paths and HTTP(S) URLs with configurable access restrictions.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Obsidian bitbonsai Knowledge & Memory	Md Vision MCP japlete Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Universal AI bridge for Obsidian vaults using MCP. Provides safe read/write access to notes with 11 comprehensive methods for vault operations including search, batch operations, tag management, and frontmatter handling. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, and any MCP-compatible AI assistant.	Read Markdown with inlined images and heading indexes for agentic RAG over local docs or allowed URLs.
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": {
    "bitbonsai-mcp-obsidian": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "japlete-md-vision-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "md-vision",
        "--allow-path",
        "/absolute/path/to/docs",
        "--allow-domain",
        "none"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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