MCP server for Obsidian vaults — plugin-free search, memory, and full vault access for any AI agent
Quick Install
Copy the config for your editor. Some servers may need additional setup — check the README.
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"vault-cortex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"aliasunder/vault-cortex"
]
}
}
}
Run in terminal:
claude mcp add vault-cortex npx -y aliasunder/vault-cortex
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"vault-cortex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"aliasunder/vault-cortex"
]
}
}
}
README Excerpt
<p align="center"> <img src="./assets/banner.svg" width="720" alt="vault-cortex"> </p> <!-- TODO: Uncomment when demo GIF is recorded (see ^demo-gif task) <p align="center"> <img src="./assets/demo.gif" width="600" alt="vault-cortex demo — vault_get_memory and vault_update_memory round-trip"> </p> -->
Tools (20)
LOG_DIRLOG_LEVELLOG_RETENTION_DAYSMCP_AUTH_TOKENMEMORY_DIRORPHAN_EXCLUDE_FOLDERSPROTECTED_PATHSPUBLIC_URLSERVICE_DOCUMENTATION_URLUTCVAULT_PATHinfovault_delete_memoryvault_delete_notevault_find_orphansvault_get_backlinksvault_get_daily_notevault_get_memoryvault_get_outgoing_linksvault_list_memory_files
Topics
ai-agentai-memoryai-memory-systembetter-sqlite3dockerfts5-searchlightraglightsailmcpmcp-serverobsidianobsidian-mcpobsidian-mcp-serverobsidian-vaultrag