{
  "name": "io.github.MarkusPfundstein/mcp-obsidian",
  "description": "The Obsidian MCP connects AI agents to your local Markdown vault. Search notes, create new ones, append to daily journals, and follow backlinks — turning Obsidian into a knowledge graph the agent can read and extend.",
  "status": "active",
  "version": "latest",
  "_meta": {
    "com.top-mcps/lastVerified": "2026-04-19",
    "com.top-mcps/score": {
      "value": 65,
      "rubricVersion": "2026-04",
      "lastComputed": "2026-04-19T20:32:57.791Z",
      "methodology": "https://top-mcps.com/about/methodology"
    },
    "com.top-mcps/stats": {
      "fetchedAt": "2026-04-19T20:32:57.605Z",
      "githubStars": 3425,
      "lastCommitAt": "2025-06-28T09:04:04Z"
    }
  },
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/MarkusPfundstein/mcp-obsidian",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "author": {
    "name": "Community (MarkusPfundstein)"
  },
  "packages": [
    {
      "registryType": "pypi",
      "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
      "identifier": "mcp-obsidian",
      "version": "latest",
      "transport": {
        "type": "stdio"
      },
      "environmentVariables": [
        {
          "name": "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY",
          "description": "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY — required credential for Obsidian.",
          "isRequired": true,
          "isSecret": true
        },
        {
          "name": "OBSIDIAN_HOST",
          "description": "OBSIDIAN_HOST — required credential for Obsidian.",
          "isRequired": true,
          "isSecret": true
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "capabilities": {
    "security": {
      "scope": "read-write",
      "sandbox": "Reads and writes Markdown files inside a local Obsidian vault directory passed at launch. Access is scoped to that single vault.",
      "gotchas": [
        "The MCP does not understand Obsidian plugins — edits that depend on plugin-generated content (Dataview, Templater) may look incomplete.",
        "Renaming a note does not update backlinks unless the agent does so explicitly."
      ]
    }
  },
  "_links": {
    "html": "https://top-mcps.com/mcp/obsidian",
    "markdown": "https://top-mcps.com/mcp/obsidian.md",
    "methodology": "https://top-mcps.com/about/methodology"
  }
}