What is the best alternative to Obsidian Hybrid Search?

The top-rated alternatives to Obsidian Hybrid Search in the Knowledge & Memory category include Moxie Docs MCP, Scrivener MCP, Basic Memory. These servers offer complementary or alternative capabilities depending on your deployment stack and authentication requirements.

How do Obsidian Hybrid Search alternatives differ in installation and runtime?

Obsidian Hybrid Search and its alternatives vary by runtime requirement (Node.js/npx, Python/uvx, Docker, or remote HTTP/SSE endpoints). Check the specification comparison table above to verify command requirements before installing.

Are alternatives to Obsidian Hybrid Search free and open source?

Most MCP servers listed on AllMCPs are open source tools under MIT or Apache licenses that you can self-host or run locally with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, or Windsurf.

How do I side-by-side compare Obsidian Hybrid Search with a specific alternative?

Click the "Compare side-by-side →" button on any alternative card to see an in-depth comparison matrix covering feature lists, stars, npm downloads, install configurations, and schema specifications.

Knowledge & Memory• MCP Alternatives Guide

Best Alternatives to Obsidian Hybrid Search

Looking for an alternative to Obsidian Hybrid Search? Whether you need a different runtime environment, custom authentication support, or alternative API integrations in the Knowledge & Memory ecosystem, we have cataloged and compared the top alternative MCP servers below.

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Target Reference Server

Obsidian Hybrid Search Overview

Search Obsidian vaults with hybrid full-text, fuzzy, semantic, and graph retrieval.

Specification Matrix: Obsidian Hybrid Search vs Alternatives

Server Name	Runtime	Auth	Pricing	GitHub Stars	Downloads	Action
Obsidian Hybrid Search (Target)	npx	Free/None	Free	103	—	Current
Moxie Docs MCP	npx	API key	Freemium	2	25	Compare →
Scrivener MCP	npx	No auth required	Free	51	12	Compare →
Basic Memory	npx	No auth required	Freemium	3,905	—	Compare →
Codebase Memory MCP	npx	No auth required	Free	42,895	1	Compare →
MCP Local Rag	npx	No auth required	Free	387	—	Compare →
MCP Obsidian	npx	No auth required	Free	1,655	—	Compare →
Context7	npx	API key	Free	61,791	—	Compare →
Hindsight	npx	API key	Free	22,770	—	Compare →
Memora	npx	API key	Bring your own API key (usage-based cost)	719	—	Compare →
Screenpipe	npx	Free/None	Free	21,497	—	Compare →
Mendeley MCP	npx	API key	Free	39	—	Compare →
Noteboxd Fragrance & Perfume MCP	npx	Free/None	Free	1	—	Compare →

Detailed Evaluation of Obsidian Hybrid Search Alternatives

Moxie Docs MCP

Runtime: npx

★ Featured

Provides repository-aware documentation context, convention checks, API context, and proposed documentation updates through MCP.

Key Features:

Repository-aware AI context

Convention discovery with citations

Documentation impact analysis

21 25 2

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Scrivener MCP

Runtime: npx

Connects Scrivener 3 projects to AI clients for editing, analysis, search, and writing support.

Key Features:

Scrivener 3 document access and editing

Deterministic writing analysis

Keyword and offline semantic search

16 12 51

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Basic Memory

Runtime: npx

Local-first AI memory server storing knowledge as Markdown files with semantic search and optional cloud sync.

Key Features:

Local-first plain text Markdown storage

Two-way human and AI file editing

Semantic knowledge graph with wikilinks

2 0 3,905

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Codebase Memory MCP

Runtime: npx

Indexes repositories into a local code graph for structural search, call tracing, impact analysis, and architecture exploration.

Key Features:

Persistent local code knowledge graph

Tree-sitter parsing for 162 languages

Hybrid LSP semantic resolution

7 1 42,895

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MCP Local Rag

Runtime: npx

Indexes private documents locally for hybrid semantic and keyword search through MCP or a CLI.

Key Features:

Local PDF, DOCX, TXT, and Markdown indexing

Hybrid semantic search with keyword boosting

LanceDB vector storage with local embeddings

3 0 387

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MCP Obsidian

Runtime: npx

Reads, searches, and edits local Obsidian vault files through a local stdio MCP server.

Key Features:

Local stdio MCP access to an Obsidian vault

Note reading, writing, patching, moving, and deletion

Multi-word search with BM25 reranking

4 0 1,655

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Context7

Runtime: npx

Fetches current, version-aware library documentation and code examples for AI coding agents.

Key Features:

Library ID resolution

Documentation and code example retrieval

Version-aware documentation queries

7 0 61,791

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Hindsight

Runtime: npx

Stores, searches, and synthesizes long-term agent memory through retain, recall, and reflect operations.

Key Features:

Long-term agent memory

Retain, recall, and reflect operations

Named memory banks

3 0 22,770

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Memora

Runtime: npx

Persistent memory MCP server with knowledge graph, semantic search, cloud sync, and cross-session context management.

Key Features:

Persistent storage with SQLite or cloud sync (S3, R2, D1)

Hierarchical memory organization with sections and subsections

Semantic search using TF-IDF, sentence-transformers, and OpenAI embeddings

2 0 719

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Screenpipe

Runtime: npx

Local-first workflow memory for AI agents. screenpipe lets MCP clients search selected screen, audio, app, and meeting context and turn real work into cited notes, SOPs, workflow reports, and automation candidates.

1 0 21,497

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