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Obsidian Search

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Enables semantic search and Q&A over Obsidian vault notes via a companion plugin integration.

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Enables semantic search and Q&A over Obsidian vault notes via a companion plugin integration.

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MCP server for obsidian-vault-search — exposes semantic search and Q&A tools to Claude Code and other MCP clients.

Tools

  • search_notes — semantic search over your Obsidian vault
  • ask_vault — conversational Q&A synthesized from multiple notes

Requirements

Setup

npm install

Configure .search_index/config.json in your vault root (created automatically by the plugin).

Set API keys as environment variables:

export SILICONFLOW_API_KEY=sk-...
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...

Start the server:

make start
# or: node tools/mcp-server.js

Claude Code Integration

Add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vault-search": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/obsidian-search-mcp/tools/mcp-server.js"],
      "env": {
        "SILICONFLOW_API_KEY": "sk-...",
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

License

MIT

from github.com/chamhaw/obsidian-search-mcp

Installing Obsidian Search

This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.

▸ github.com/chamhaw/obsidian-search-mcp

FAQ

Is Obsidian Search MCP free?

Yes, Obsidian Search MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does Obsidian Search need an API key?

No, Obsidian Search runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is Obsidian Search hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install Obsidian Search in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open Obsidian Search on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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