Connect Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI assistants to your Obsidian vault. --- 💖 Support This Project **If you find this MCP server useful, please consider supporting its development!** **👉 Click here to support this project** *Your support helps maintain and improve this tool. Thank you!* 🙏 --- Quick Start 1. Install in your AI app **Claude Desktop:** Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Mac) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows): **Claude Code:** 2. Enable Obsidian API (Optional - for full features) - Open Obsidian → Settings → Community plugins - Turn off Restricted mode → Search "Local REST API" → Install & Enable - Copy the API key and add to your config: That's it! Your AI can now search and read your Obsidian notes. Other AI Apps **Cursor:** Add to settings (Cmd+Shift+P → "Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)"): What It Can Do - Search all your notes - Find notes even with typos - Analyze connections between notes - Execute Dataview queries - Read specific notes - List files and folders Example Questions - "Search my notes for machine learning" - "Find all notes I created this week" - "What meetings did I have last month?" - "Show me orphaned notes" Troubleshooting **Obsidian not connecting?** - Make sure Obsidian is running - Check Local REST API plugin is enabled - Verify your API key is correct **Need help?** - GitHub Issues - Support this project --- Made with ❤️ for the Obsidian community