Standalone Node MCP server: semantic search + knowledge graph + vault editing for Obsidian, no plugin required
Quick Install
Copy the config for your editor. Some servers may need additional setup — check the README.
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-brain": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"sweir1/obsidian-brain"
]
}
}
}
Run in terminal:
claude mcp add obsidian-brain npx -y sweir1/obsidian-brain
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-brain": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"sweir1/obsidian-brain"
]
}
}
}