coddingtonbear/obsidian-local-rest-api

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2853 stars · 335 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

An Obsidian community plugin that exposes your vault through a secure, authenticated local REST API and a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. It enables scripts, browser extensions, and AI agents to read, create, patch, search, and delete notes programmatically.

Use cases

• let AI agents like Claude read and edit my Obsidian notes via MCP
• programmatically create and update notes in my Obsidian vault from scripts
• search my Obsidian vault with structured queries from an external tool
• patch a specific section of a note without rewriting the whole file
• trigger Obsidian commands from browser extensions or automation
• connect Cursor or Claude Desktop to my Obsidian vault

When to choose

• you want programmatic or AI-driven access to an Obsidian vault
• you need both REST and MCP interfaces over the same note data
• you want surgical edits to headings, blocks, or frontmatter via API

When to avoid

• you use a different note-taking app than Obsidian
• you only need to sync notes rather than manipulate them via API
• you cannot run a local HTTPS server with a self-signed certificate

Facets

plugin · maturity active

http-server mcp search-engine api-framework developer-tools cross-platform obsidian rest-api mcp-server note-taking vault knowledge-management api-key-auth automation ai-agents desktop

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