Doc Manager vs Obsidian MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the Doc Manager and Obsidian MCP Server 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 Doc Manager when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: OAuth 2.0 (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT, AZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY, RUST_ROCKET_EXACT_ORIGIN, OAUTH_PROVIDER, OAUTH_PUBLIC_BASE_URL, OAUTH_ALLOWED_USERS, MCP_READ_ONLY.
• Primary tools included: list_documents, get_document, search_documents.

Explore Doc Manager Details

Choose Obsidian MCP Server 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).
• You have access to required keys: .

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Doc Manager giuliohome-org Knowledge & Memory	Obsidian MCP Server smith-and-web Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Personal document vault on Azure Blob Storage with a built-in MCP server. Client-side AES-256-GCM zero-knowledge encryption: encrypted docs stay opaque to Claude, plaintext docs are fully readable, writable, and searchable from chat.	SSE-enabled MCP server for remote Obsidian vault management with 29 tools for notes, directories, frontmatter, tags, search, and link operations. Docker-ready with health monitoring.
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": {
    "giuliohome-org-doc-manager": {
      "url": "https://claude.ai/api/mcp/auth_callback"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smith-and-web-obsidian-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smith-and-web/obsidian-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VAULT_PATH": "YOUR_VAULT_PATH_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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