How do I install Vault MCP Tools?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Vault MCP Tools need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH, OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN, OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT, OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT, OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT, OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN.

What transport does Vault MCP Tools use?

Vault MCP Tools runs locally over stdio.

MCP serverOfficial registry

Vault MCP Tools

Complete Obsidian vault MCP server. 35 tools: notes, search, graph, tags, canvas.

by io.github.afable702v1.0.1GitHub npm

Summary

Complete Obsidian vault MCP server. 35 tools: notes, search, graph, tags, canvas.

Install in Cursor, Claude, and VS Code

Publisher config for Vault MCP Tools. Paste it into the client. This is not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.afable702-vault-mcp-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN": "<secret>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN": "<secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.afable702-vault-mcp-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN": "<secret>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN": "<secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH=<value> OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN=<secret> OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT=<value> OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT=<value> OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT=<value> OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN=<secret> claude mcp add io.github.afable702-vault-mcp-tools -- npx -y [email protected]

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "io.github.afable702-vault-mcp-tools": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN": "<secret>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN": "<secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools, access, and transport

Transport: stdio
API key: OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH, OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN, OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT, OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT, OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT, OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN
Pricing: Not listed

No tool list on this record yet.

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FAQ

How do I install Vault MCP Tools?: Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.
Does Vault MCP Tools need an API key?: The publisher lists these environment variables: OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH, OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN, OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT, OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT, OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT, OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN.
What transport does Vault MCP Tools use?: Vault MCP Tools runs locally over stdio.
When was Vault MCP Tools last checked?: Last checked 2026-10-16. Complete Obsidian vault MCP server. 35 tools: notes, search, graph, tags, canvas.

Last checked 2026-10-16. Publisher: io.github.afable702.

接入你的智能体

添加此服务器

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Local command

npx -y [email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH — Absolute path to the Obsidian vault root directory
OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN — Bearer token for the Obsidian REST API (enables 3 bonus tools: execute_command, list_commands, open_in_obsidian)
OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT — REST API port (default: 27124)
OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT — Transport mode: stdio (default) or http
OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT — HTTP transport port (default: 3000)
OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN — Bearer token for HTTP transport authentication

Provider

Claude Code

OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH=<value> OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN=<secret> OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT=<value> OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT=<value> OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT=<value> OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN=<secret> claude mcp add io.github.afable702-vault-mcp-tools -- npx -y [email protected]

Run in a terminal.

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.afable702-vault-mcp-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN": "<secret>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN": "<secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

Step-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

在 PlugMCP 上运行

用我们的密钥与日志托管一份副本。

这是你新建的服务器，不是此条目的官方端点。若要用发布方的 URL 与凭证，请使用上方安装面板。

启动

Related MCP

More like this

Complete Obsidian vault MCP server. 35 tools: notes, search, graph, tags, canvas.

MCP serverOfficial registry

Vault MCP Tools

Complete Obsidian vault MCP server. 35 tools: notes, search, graph, tags, canvas.

by io.github.afable702v1.0.1GitHub npm

Summary

Complete Obsidian vault MCP server. 35 tools: notes, search, graph, tags, canvas.

Install in Cursor, Claude, and VS Code

Publisher config for Vault MCP Tools. Paste it into the client. This is not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.afable702-vault-mcp-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN": "<secret>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN": "<secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.afable702-vault-mcp-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN": "<secret>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN": "<secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH=<value> OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN=<secret> OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT=<value> OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT=<value> OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT=<value> OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN=<secret> claude mcp add io.github.afable702-vault-mcp-tools -- npx -y [email protected]

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "io.github.afable702-vault-mcp-tools": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN": "<secret>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN": "<secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools, access, and transport

Transport: stdio
API key: OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH, OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN, OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT, OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT, OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT, OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN
Pricing: Not listed

No tool list on this record yet.

Alternatives

Firecrawl — 🔥 Official Firecrawl MCP Server - Adds powerful web scraping and search to Cursor, Claude and any other LLM clients.
Notion — Token-auth Notion MCP: pages, databases, blocks, comments, files. Runs headless in CI and agents.
Context7 — Context7 Platform -- Up-to-date code documentation for LLMs and AI code editors
RenCosta2025 Context7fork — Get up-to-date, version-specific documentation and code examples from official sources directly in…
Exa — Exa MCP for web search and web crawling!
Invisible Playwright — Playwright MCP server undetected by anti-bots and captchas: AI agent browses the web on anti-detect stealth Firefox, Python, undetected browser automation, scraping, computer use.

FAQ

How do I install Vault MCP Tools?: Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.
Does Vault MCP Tools need an API key?: The publisher lists these environment variables: OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH, OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN, OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT, OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT, OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT, OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN.
What transport does Vault MCP Tools use?: Vault MCP Tools runs locally over stdio.
When was Vault MCP Tools last checked?: Last checked 2026-10-16. Complete Obsidian vault MCP server. 35 tools: notes, search, graph, tags, canvas.

Last checked 2026-10-16. Publisher: io.github.afable702.

接入你的智能体

添加此服务器

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Local command

npx -y [email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH — Absolute path to the Obsidian vault root directory
OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN — Bearer token for the Obsidian REST API (enables 3 bonus tools: execute_command, list_commands, open_in_obsidian)
OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT — REST API port (default: 27124)
OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT — Transport mode: stdio (default) or http
OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT — HTTP transport port (default: 3000)
OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN — Bearer token for HTTP transport authentication

Provider

Claude Code

OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH=<value> OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN=<secret> OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT=<value> OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT=<value> OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT=<value> OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN=<secret> claude mcp add io.github.afable702-vault-mcp-tools -- npx -y [email protected]

Run in a terminal.

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.afable702-vault-mcp-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_TOKEN": "<secret>",
        "OBSIDIAN_REST_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_TRANSPORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_PORT": "<value>",
        "OBSIDIAN_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN": "<secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

Step-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

在 PlugMCP 上运行

用我们的密钥与日志托管一份副本。

这是你新建的服务器，不是此条目的官方端点。若要用发布方的 URL 与凭证，请使用上方安装面板。

启动

Related MCP

More like this

Complete Obsidian vault MCP server. 35 tools: notes, search, graph, tags, canvas.