Obsidian HTTP

About

Obsidian HTTP is a groundbreaking HTTP-native Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed specifically for Obsidian, a powerful knowledge base. It uniquely addresses critical stdio transport failures encountered with AI clients such as Claude Code CLI, Codex, and Gemini, ensuring reliable and efficient communication. By leveraging HTTP, this server entirely bypasses common BrokenPipeError issues, providing a robust and performant bridge between your Obsidian vault and intelligent assistants for enhanced knowledge management and interaction.

Key Features

• Smart file search with fuzzy matching, typo tolerance, emoji support, and intelligent caching
• High performance with sub-200ms response times and 70% fewer API calls via intelligent caching
• Safe deletion functionality with default soft-delete to a dedicated trash folder
• Comprehensive suite of 11 MCP tools for file and directory operations (read, write, move, delete, search)
• HTTP-native MCP server eliminating stdio transport failures with AI clients
• 1 GitHub stars

Use Cases

• Resolving communication errors and enhancing reliability between AI CLI tools and knowledge management systems
• Integrating Obsidian knowledge bases with AI assistants like Claude Code CLI, Codex, and Gemini
• Enabling AI clients to directly interact with and manage notes, files, and directories within an Obsidian vault