obsidian-sync-mcp
local MCP serverInstallation
Terminal
claude mcp add obsidian-sync-mcp -e VAULT_PATH=... -e COUCHDB_URL=... -e COUCHDB_USER=... -e COUCHDB_PASSWORD=... -e COUCHDB_DATABASE=... -e COUCHDB_PASSPHRASE=... -e COUCHDB_OBFUSCATE_PROPERTIES=... -e VAULT_NAME=... -e MCP_AUTH_TOKEN=... -e BASE_URL=... -e PORT=... -- npx -y obsidian-sync-mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-sync-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-sync-mcp"
],
"env": {
"VAULT_PATH": "...",
"COUCHDB_URL": "...",
"COUCHDB_USER": "...",
"COUCHDB_PASSWORD": "...",
"COUCHDB_DATABASE": "...",
"COUCHDB_PASSPHRASE": "...",
"COUCHDB_OBFUSCATE_PROPERTIES": "...",
"VAULT_NAME": "...",
"MCP_AUTH_TOKEN": "...",
"BASE_URL": "...",
"PORT": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
Summary
Give AI agents access to your Obsidian vault via local files or Self-hosted LiveSync.
Questions
obsidian-sync-mcp is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package obsidian-sync-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add obsidian-sync-mcp -e VAULT_PATH=... -e COUCHDB_URL=... -e COUCHDB_USER=... -e COUCHDB_PASSWORD=... -e COUCHDB_DATABASE=... -e COUCHDB_PASSPHRASE=... -e COUCHDB_OBFUSCATE_PROPERTIES=... -e VAULT_NAME=... -e MCP_AUTH_TOKEN=... -e BASE_URL=... -e PORT=... -- npx -y obsidian-sync-mcp
Run: codex mcp add obsidian-sync-mcp --env VAULT_PATH=... --env COUCHDB_URL=... --env COUCHDB_USER=... --env COUCHDB_PASSWORD=... --env COUCHDB_DATABASE=... --env COUCHDB_PASSPHRASE=... --env COUCHDB_OBFUSCATE_PROPERTIES=... --env VAULT_NAME=... --env MCP_AUTH_TOKEN=... --env BASE_URL=... --env PORT=... -- npx -y obsidian-sync-mcp
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