MCP server

Obsidian Semantic Search

io.github.DalecB/obsidian-semantic-mcp

Checked 27 Oct 2026, 08:19 UTC · Still published on its registry; checked against OSV.dev; never run by us

Read-only semantic search MCP server for Obsidian vaults using local Ollama embeddings.

Source

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Runs on your computer

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code

Last checked

27 Oct 2026, 08:19 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. It then runs the package on your computer with your permissions. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add obsidian-semantic-mcp --env OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT=YOUR_VALUE -- npx -y @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp@0.2.1

Claude Desktop

{"mcpServers":{"obsidian-semantic-mcp":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp@0.2.1"],"env":{"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT":"YOUR_VALUE"}}}}

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.obsidian-semantic-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y","@dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp@0.2.1"]
env = { OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT = "YOUR_VALUE" }

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"obsidian-semantic-mcp":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp@0.2.1"],"env":{"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT":"YOUR_VALUE"}}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"obsidian-semantic-mcp":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp@0.2.1"],"env":{"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT":"YOUR_VALUE"}}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"obsidian-semantic-mcp":{"type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","@dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp@0.2.1"],"env":{"OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT":"YOUR_VALUE"}}}}

Runs on your computer with your permissions: check the package and its source before installing. Replace YOUR_VALUE with your own OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT.

Browse

• GitHub tools
• Notes and wikis
• GitHub and code hosting
• Searching your documents (RAG)

Related MCP servers

• Duvera Gateway
  Governed AI actions with signed, verifiable receipts: free keyless reads, human-approved writes.
• YouSpot
  Query one person's second brain: contacts, companies, notes, files and connected accounts.
• Send Out
  Turn assistant output into ready-to-send action links and files, with no sign-in.
• Sunub Obsidian
  Search your Obsidian vault to quickly find notes by title or keyword, summarize related content, a…
• Obsidian Everywhere
  Graph context, semantic search, guarded edits, and reviewable Git for local Obsidian vaults.
• Freshvault
  Local semantic search over your Obsidian vault - always fresh, never reindex.
• Smart Connections
  Local semantic search over Obsidian vaults via Smart Connections embeddings. Multi-vault, private.
• Obsidian Vault MCP Server
  Access Obsidian vaults via Local REST API - read, search, and interact with notes

Badge for your README

[![AptLynx](https://aptlynx.net/badge/io.github.DalecB/obsidian-semantic-mcp.svg)](https://aptlynx.net/servers/io.github.DalecB/obsidian-semantic-mcp)

Listing text is written by the maker; AptLynx lists tools and does not vouch for them. Find another tool · Browse by topic · For agents