Best Obsidian MCP Servers (July 2026) - Ranked by GitHub Stars
Obsidian Mcp Server is the best mcp server for Obsidian - 642 GitHub stars. Strong alternatives: Obsidian Hybrid Search and Paper Distill MCP.
29 Obsidian MCP servers for developers, ranked by GitHub stars. Every pick links to install commands and trust signals.
Ranked by Skillselion · adoption from the skills.sh registry & GitHub · data refreshed July 28, 2026.
The top 29 MCP servers for obsidian
| # | MCP Server | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCP server for Obsidian — read, write, search, and surgically edit notes, tags, and frontmatter. | 642 |
| 2 |  Obsidian Hybrid Searchflowing-abyss · flowing-abyss/obsidian-hybrid-searchSearch Obsidian vaults with hybrid full-text, fuzzy, semantic, and graph retrieval. | 90 |
| 3 |  Paper Distill MCPEclipse-Cj · Eclipse-Cj/paper-distill-mcpAcademic paper search across 11 sources with AI curation, ranked push, Zotero and Obsidian support. | 66 |
| 4 |  Enzymejshph · jshph/enzymeSemantic search and pattern discovery for Obsidian and markdown vaults. | 51 |
| 5 |  Research HubWenyuChiou · WenyuChiou/research-hubResearch workspace for Zotero + Obsidian + NotebookLM. Search, ingest, sync, verify briefs. | 41 |
| 6 | Give AI agents access to your Obsidian vault via local files or Self-hosted LiveSync. | 39 |
| 7 |  Enquire Mcpoomkapwn · oomkapwn/enquire-mcpLong-term memory for AI agents — your Obsidian vault as searchable persistent memory. | 26 |
| 8 |  NouzcollectionKVANTRA-dev · KVANTRA-dev/NOUZ-MCPSemantic knowledge engine for Obsidian with auto-classification and DAG hierarchy | 18 |
| 9 |  NouzcollectionSemiotronika · Semiotronika/NOUZ-MCPSemantic knowledge engine for Obsidian with auto-classification and DAG hierarchy | 18 |
| 10 |  Obsidian Vault MCP ServercollectionOleksandrKucherenko · OleksandrKucherenko/mcp-obsidian-via-restAccess Obsidian vaults via Local REST API - read, search, and interact with notes | 13 |
| 11 |  vault-cortexaliasunder · aliasunder/vault-cortexMCP server for Obsidian vaults — search, memory, link graph, 23 tools, OAuth-protected. | 12 |
| 12 |  Hint Services Obsidian Github McpcollectionHint-Services · Hint-Services/obsidian-github-mcpConnect AI assistants to your GitHub-hosted Obsidian vault to seamlessly access, search, and analy… | 9 |
| 13 |  Hivemindhiveforge-sh · hiveforge-sh/hivemindMCP server for Obsidian vaults - AI tools with consistent canonical context. Local-first. | 9 |
| 14 |  Hive Vaultcollectionmlorentedev · mlorentedev/hiveOn-demand Obsidian vault access for AI coding assistants — 17 tools, 5 resources, 4 prompts. | 9 |
| 15 |  kObsidianbezata · bezata/kObsidianFilesystem-first MCP for Obsidian — an LLM-maintained wiki inspired by Karpathy's LLM Wiki. | 6 |
| 16 |  Evc Team Relay Mcpentire-vc · entire-vc/evc-team-relay-mcpMCP server for AI agent read/write access to Obsidian vaults via EVC Team Relay. | 3 |
| 17 |  Smart Connectionscollectiongogogadgetbytes · gogogadgetbytes/smart-connections-mcpMCP server for Obsidian Smart Connections. Semantic search using your vault's embeddings. | 3 |
| 18 |  Sunub Obsidian Mcp Servercollectionsunub · sunub/obsidian-mcp-serverSearch your Obsidian vault to quickly find notes by title or keyword, summarize related content, a… | 2 |
| 19 |  Marginscflorczyk9 · cflorczyk9/MarginsUse your Claude Pro/Max subscription on your Obsidian vault. Reads markdown, proposes writes. | 1 |
| 20 |  FastMCP seed raise pipeline tracker — syncs from Obsidian CRM, generates meetingcollectionadelaidasofia · adelaidasofia/investor-relations-mcpFastMCP seed raise pipeline tracker — syncs from Obsidian CRM, generates meeting prep, tracks… | 0 |
| 21 | FastMCP server for bidirectional sync between personal and team Obsidian vaultscollectionadelaidasofia · adelaidasofia/vault-sync-mcp FastMCP server for bidirectional sync between personal and team Obsidian vaults. | 0 |
| 22 | FastMCP server for Obsidian wikilink suggestions from a pre-computed knowledge gcollectionadelaidasofia · adelaidasofia/graph-autotagger-mcp FastMCP server for Obsidian wikilink suggestions from a pre-computed knowledge graph (graphify… | 0 |
| 23 |  Obsidian Mcp Securedewtech-technologies · dewtech-technologies/obsidian-mcp-secureSecure MCP server for Obsidian with OWASP Top 10 controls and full audit logging. | 0 |
| 24 |  Obsidian Semantic SearchcollectionDalecB · DalecB/obsidian-semantic-mcpRead-only semantic search MCP server for Obsidian vaults using local Ollama embeddings. | 0 |
| 25 |  Vault Mcp Toolscollectionafable702 · afable702/obsidian-mcp-serverComplete Obsidian vault MCP server. 35 tools: notes, search, graph, tags, canvas. | 0 |
| 26 |  BrainTubelildaddyoSearch everything you save: YouTube, articles, podcasts, PDFs, Notion, Obsidian. JWT auth. | 0 |
| 27 |  Gateway Pulsecollectiondailyaiagents-cpu · dailyaiagents-cpu/dailyai-osProbe Hermes/OpenClaw/Paperclip/Obsidian | 0 |
| 28 |  Hebbian Vaultonetrueclaude-creator · onetrueclaude-creator/hebbian-vaultUsage-adaptive Obsidian vault search: Hebbian + PageRank + BM25 hybrid ranking. | 0 |
| 29 | Vault Health Mcponetrueclaude-creator · onetrueclaude-creator/vault-health-mcp Obsidian vault structural health: broken links, orphans, missing frontmatter, safe auto-repair. | 0 |
Is Obsidian well covered on Skillselion?
Obsidian has genuine depth and a clear category leader (cyanheads at 618 stars, more than 7x the second-place listing), plus real variety in retrieval approach - hybrid/fuzzy/semantic search, DAG-based knowledge engines, and REST-API-based vault access rather than repeated basic CRUD. This is a comfortable, low-caveat pass.
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Why these MCP servers rank for obsidian
1. Obsidian Mcp Server
Obsidian Mcp Server ranks #1 of the 29 MCP servers for Obsidian by adoption, with 642 GitHub stars. It mCP server for Obsidian — read, write, search, and surgically edit notes, tags, and frontmatter.
2. Obsidian Hybrid Search
Obsidian Hybrid Search ranks #2 of the 29 MCP servers for Obsidian by adoption, with 90 GitHub stars. It search Obsidian vaults with hybrid full-text, fuzzy, semantic, and graph retrieval.
3. Paper Distill MCP
Paper Distill MCP ranks #3 of the 29 MCP servers for Obsidian by adoption, with 66 GitHub stars. It academic paper search across 11 sources with AI curation, ranked push, Zotero and Obsidian support.
4. Enzyme
Enzyme ranks #4 of the 29 MCP servers for Obsidian by adoption, with 51 GitHub stars. It semantic search and pattern discovery for Obsidian and markdown vaults.
5. Research Hub
Research Hub ranks #5 of the 29 MCP servers for Obsidian by adoption, with 41 GitHub stars. It research workspace for Zotero + Obsidian + NotebookLM. Search, ingest, sync, verify briefs.
Common questions
How are these Obsidian MCP servers ranked?
By GitHub stars across the 29 Obsidian MCP servers that name Obsidian in their own name or description - none of these report installs yet. Data from GitHub.
What counts as a Obsidian MCP server on this list?
A tool counts here if its own name or description names Obsidian directly - not merely an author handle or an unrelated mention - and it is registered as an MCP-type listing in the Skillselion catalog. That bar currently matches 29 servers.
Is Skillselion affiliated with Obsidian?
No. Skillselion is an independent directory, not affiliated with Obsidian. Rankings come from public GitHub adoption signals, not sponsorship or partnership.
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