What is the key difference between Obsidian Everywhere and Vault Cortex?

Obsidian Everywhere belongs to the Knowledge & Memory category with local stdio execution, while Vault Cortex belongs to the Knowledge & Memory category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Obsidian Everywhere or Vault Cortex in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Obsidian Everywhere and Vault Cortex free or paid?

Obsidian Everywhere operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Vault Cortex operates under a Free / Open Source model (OAuth 2.0).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Obsidian Everywhere lists 6 tools with 1 views and 15 GitHub stars. Vault Cortex lists 6 tools with 2 views and 19 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Obsidian Everywhere and Vault Cortex together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Obsidian Everywhere vs Vault Cortex

In-depth architectural comparison of the Obsidian Everywhere and Vault Cortex 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.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Obsidian Everywhere

Knowledge & Memory · Local stdio

Quality: 59/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

Vault Cortex

Knowledge & Memory · Local stdio

Quality: 44/100 (Fair) | Auth: OAuth 2.0

Verdict Summary: Choose Obsidian Everywhere if you need specialized Knowledge & Memory tools running via a local process. Choose Vault Cortex if your workspace requires Knowledge & Memory integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Obsidian Everywhere 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: SQLite FTS5 full-text indexing, In-memory graph traversal with backlinks, shortest paths, and PageRank, Local multilingual semantic search using multilingual-e5-small.

Explore Obsidian Everywhere Details

Choose Vault Cortex when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: OAuth 2.0 (Free / Open Source).
You have access to required keys: VAULT_CORTEX_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID, VAULT_CORTEX_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET, VAULT_CORTEX_VAULT_PATH, VAULT_CORTEX_SERVER_PORT.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Obsidian Everywhere junnnnnw00 Knowledge & Memory	Vault Cortex aliasunder Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Graph-native Obsidian vault server with 31 tools for search, backlinks, n-hop neighborhoods, structured and paginated reads, and safe file, partial, and bulk edits with dry-run and rollback. Works with Codex, ChatGPT, Claude, and any MCP client. npx -y obsidian-everywhere /path/to/vault	MCP server for Obsidian vaults — hybrid search, notes & files, memory, tasks, link graph, OAuth-protected.
Category & Scope

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Obsidian Everywhere Tools (6)

SQLite FTS5 full-text indexing

In-memory graph traversal with backlinks, shortest paths, and PageRank

Local multilingual semantic search using multilingual-e5-small

Token-budgeted context bundles

Dry-run bulk edits, rollback snapshots, and recoverable deletion

Authenticated Streamable HTTP and OAuth HTTP access

Vault Cortex Tools (6)

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).

Obsidian Everywhere Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "junnnnnw00-obsidian-everywhere": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "obsidian-everywhere"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Vault Cortex Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aliasunder-vault-cortex": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vault-cortex@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VAULT_CORTEX_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_VAULT_CORTEX_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
        "VAULT_CORTEX_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_VAULT_CORTEX_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
        "VAULT_CORTEX_VAULT_PATH": "YOUR_VAULT_CORTEX_VAULT_PATH_HERE",
        "VAULT_CORTEX_SERVER_PORT": "YOUR_VAULT_CORTEX_SERVER_PORT_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Obsidian Everywhere is categorized under Knowledge & Memory and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Vault Cortex belongs to Knowledge & Memory using local stdio subprocess. Select Obsidian Everywhere when you need capabilities focused on knowledge & memory and Vault Cortex when you require tools for knowledge & memory.

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