Easy Obsidian MCP vs Sequential Thinking
A side-by-side look at the Easy Obsidian MCP and Sequential Thinking MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Easy Obsidian MCP for knowledge & memory work as a local process; choose Sequential Thinking for knowledge & memory as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Easy Obsidian MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
OBSIDIAN_API_KEY. - You want tools like
obsidian_simple_search, obsidian_dataview_search, obsidian_get_file_content.
Choose Sequential Thinking when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
thought, nextThoughtNeeded, thoughtNumber.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Knowledge & Memory | Knowledge & Memory |
| Quality signal | 60/100 · Good | 85/100 · Excellent |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | OBSIDIAN_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 17 | 91,526 |
| Directory activity | 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 5 views 3 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | 9 |
| Full listing | View Easy Obsidian MCP | View Sequential Thinking |
Tools & capabilities
Easy Obsidian MCP tools 6
obsidian_simple_searchsimple search for documents matching a specified text query across all files in the vault. use this tool when you want to do a simple text searchobsidian_dataview_searchexecute a dataview query language (dql) query. dql is a powerful, sql-like language for querying obsidian notes based on metadata (frontmatter, inline fields), tags, folders, links, file properties (name, path, dates), and tasks. use it to filter, sort, group, and transform data from your obsidian vault. **key difference from sql:** dql executes queries sequentially, line by line, passing results between commands. this allows multiple 'where', 'sort', or 'group by' steps, unlike declarative sql. **finding people/names:** - search note titles: 'table file.name where contains(file.name, "ben")' - find notes linking to person: 'list from [[Ben]]' - search by person tag: 'list from #person/ben' **common patterns:** - get note metadata: 'table file.name, file.mtime from "NOTENAME"' - search by tag: 'list from #tag' - folder search: 'list from "folder/"' - backlinks: 'list from [[FILENAME]]' - all notes: 'list from ""' this tool is especially good at finding relationships between notes, metadata searches, and structured queries. use it when simple text search doesn't find what you need. see dataview documentation for full syntax: https://blacksmithgu.github.io/obsidian-dataview/obsidian_get_file_contentretrieves the full content of a specific file from the obsidian vault.obsidian_list_fileslists files and folders within a specified directory in the obsidian vault. if no directory is specified, lists items in the vault root.obsidian_fuzzy_searchfuzzy search for notes using approximate matching. works even when obsidian api is unavailable. great for finding notes when you're not sure of exact spelling or phrasing.obsidian_graph_searchanalyze links and connections between notes. finds orphaned notes, builds link graphs, and discovers note relationships. works without obsidian api.
Sequential Thinking tools 9
thoughtnextThoughtNeededthoughtNumbertotalThoughtsisRevisionrevisesThoughtbranchFromThoughtbranchIdneedsMoreThoughts
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.
Easy Obsidian MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"louis030195-easy-obsidian-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@louis030195/mcp-obsidian"
],
"env": {
"OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_OBSIDIAN_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Sequential Thinking
{
"mcpServers": {
"sequential-thinking": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Easy Obsidian MCP is categorized under Knowledge & Memory and uses a local stdio subprocess. Sequential Thinking belongs to Knowledge & Memory and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Easy Obsidian MCP for knowledge & memory work and Sequential Thinking for knowledge & memory.
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.
Easy Obsidian MCP is listed as free. Auth: api key required. Sequential Thinking is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 louis030195-easy-obsidian-mcp and sequential-thinking as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Easy Obsidian MCP has a quality signal of 60/100 (Good) with 6 views, 0 installs and 17 GitHub stars. Sequential Thinking has 85/100 (Excellent) with 5 views, 3 installs and 91,526 GitHub stars.