MCP Obsidian Via Rest vs Trandence Trading Journal

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Obsidian Via Rest and Trandence Trading Journal 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 Via Rest 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).

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Choose Trandence Trading Journal 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).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Obsidian Via Rest Knowledge & Memory	T Trandence Trading Journal Knowledge & Memory
Summary	MCP Server for Obsidian Vault Access via Local REST API	Read-only access to your Trandence trading journal: trades, stats, playbooks and notes.
Category & Scope	Knowledge & Memory	Knowledge & Memory

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": {
    "mcp-obsidian-via-rest": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@oleksandrkucherenko/mcp-obsidian"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trandence-trading-journal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "trandence-trading-journal"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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