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obsidian-mcp-connector

Active·★ 119·MIT·Updated 2026-10-26

MCP Connector for Obsidian lets AI applications such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, Continue, Windsurf and VS Code work with an Obsidian vault through the Model Context Protocol. Since version 0.4.0 the plugin hosts the MCP server in-process inside Obsidian and exposes Streamable HTTP on 127.0.0.1:27200. The README stresses that no native binary is shipped from the repository, which removes the supply-chain risk of downloading and running a platform-specific executable.

HTTP-native clients connect directly, while Claude Desktop, which only speaks stdio, goes through the official npx mcp-remote bridge using a two-line config the plugin generates. The tools cover reading, writing and patching notes with typed tools, periodic notes, graph navigation, plain-text search and Dataview queries. Semantic search runs on-device with Transformers.js, defaulting to the roughly 25 MB all-MiniLM-L6-v2 model, with Gemma 300M, Multilingual-E5-Base and Smart Connections as alternatives. The Local REST API plugin is optional and only needed for the search_vault tool.

This write-up is based on the project's README and public repository data. We have not hand-tested the tool. Data as of 2026-10-24.

License
MIT
Latest release
3.2.0 · 2026-10-24
Last commit
2026-10-24
Contributors
19
Forks
20
Open issues and PRs
6
First published
2026-04-11

Source: GitHub, npm and PyPI public APIs.

#claude#mcp#mcp-servers#model-context-protocol#obsidian-plugin
$ Install
$ git clone https://github.com/istefox/obsidian-mcp-connector.git
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Read, write and patch notes through typed vault tools
02On-device semantic search with no cloud requirement
03Streamable HTTP endpoint on 127.0.0.1; Claude Desktop connects through mcp-remote
02

Why choose it

+Runs inside Obsidian with no separate server binary, which reduces supply-chain risk.
+Works with HTTP-native clients directly and with Claude Desktop through a generated mcp-remote config.
+On-device semantic search with several embedding models, including options for non-Latin vaults.
+Covers daily and periodic notes, partial reads, Dataview queries and typed note patching.
03

Trade-offs

!The server lives inside the Obsidian plugin, so it is only available while Obsidian is running.
!Claude Desktop needs the extra npx mcp-remote bridge because it only speaks stdio.
!The search_vault tool for Dataview DQL and JsonLogic queries still needs the Local REST API plugin, and the embedding model is downloaded on first use.
04

Maintenance check

ActiveChecked: 2026-10-24
Last commit
2026-10-24
Commits, last 90 days
100+
Releases, last 90 days
30
Latest release
3.2.0 (2026-10-24)
Open issues
6
Recent issues with at least one comment
8/13
Commits per week, last 12 weeks
Commits per week, last 12 weeks: 28, 14, 67, 7, 11, 37, 4, 1, 39, 21, 34, 15

Oldest week on the left; the latest four weeks are orange. Source: GitHub commit activity.

Status rule: archived on GitHub = Archived; last commit within 90 days = Active; 91 to 365 days = Slowing; older = Stale. All figures come from the GitHub API on the date shown.

Most discussed open issues

  • #597 [BUG] Renderer crash (white window) with Obsidian 1.14.4 / Electron 43 when the plugin loads, macOS and Windows18 comments · 2026-10-08
  • #609 [BUG] Obsidian 1.14.4 goes completely white when enabling MCP Connector 3.0.29 comments · 2026-10-14
  • #630 Move non-essential work off the plugin load path (store migration, sidecar probes)1 comments · 2026-10-17
  • #629 Startup cost: defer arktype compile, lazy-load the ML stack, compress the embedded app HTML1 comments · 2026-10-17
  • #610 [FEATURE] support for EmbeddingGemma 21 comments · 2026-10-15

Issue titles are quoted from GitHub. Open the link to check whether a problem still applies to the version you use.

05

Compatibility

Claude Code
Client
Verified via docs
Claude Desktop
Client
Verified via docs
Cursor
IDE / Editor
Verified via docs
Windsurf
IDE / Editor
Verified via docs
VS Code
IDE / Editor
Verified via docs
Cline
Extension
Verified via docs
06

Quick start

1
$ git clone https://github.com/istefox/obsidian-mcp-connector.git
07

Use cases

↳Search and organize an Obsidian vault with an AI assistant
↳Run Templater prompts from an MCP client
08

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01Features02Why choose it03Trade-offs04Maintenance check05Compatibility06Quick start07Use cases08Alternatives
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Obsidian plugin that runs an in-process MCP server with on-device semantic search

11920MIT
Last commit2d ago
StatusActive
CategoryMCP Servers
Contributors19
Latest release3.2.0
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