Obsidian Hybrid Search MCP Server

by flowing-abyssio.github.flowing-abyss/obsidian-hybrid-searchv0.16.1

Search Obsidian vaults with hybrid full-text, fuzzy, semantic, and graph retrieval.

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Install Obsidian Hybrid Search MCP server

claude mcp add obsidian-hybrid-search -e OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH='<obsidian-vault-path>' -e OPENAI_API_KEY='<openai-api-key>' -- npx -y obsidian-hybrid-search mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-hybrid-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "obsidian-hybrid-search",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<obsidian-vault-path>",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<openai-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-hybrid-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "obsidian-hybrid-search",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<obsidian-vault-path>",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<openai-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "obsidian-hybrid-search": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "obsidian-hybrid-search",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<obsidian-vault-path>",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<openai-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-hybrid-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "obsidian-hybrid-search",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH": "<obsidian-vault-path>",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<openai-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH	yes	—	Absolute path to the Obsidian vault to index and search.
OBSIDIAN_PREFIX	—	—	Optional prefix for MCP tool names when configuring multiple vaults.
OBSIDIAN_IGNORE_PATTERNS	—	—	Comma-separated glob patterns to exclude from indexing.
OBSIDIAN_RESPECT_GITIGNORE	—	—	Read root and nested .gitignore files when indexing; set to false, 0, or no to disable.
OBSIDIAN_INCLUDE_PATTERNS	—	—	Comma-separated patterns to re-include notes ignored only by .gitignore.
OPENAI_API_KEY	—	yes	Optional API key for OpenAI-compatible remote embeddings; omit to use local embeddings.
OPENAI_BASE_URL	—	—	Optional OpenAI-compatible API base URL for OpenRouter, Ollama, LM Studio, or similar providers.
OPENAI_EMBEDDING_MODEL	—	—	Remote embedding model name when using an OpenAI-compatible API.
LOCAL_EMBEDDING_MODEL	—	—	Local embedding model used when no remote embedding API is configured.
RERANKER_MODEL	—	—	Optional ONNX cross-encoder reranker model used when reranking is requested.

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Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-05 · 5d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-10-05 · 5d ago · GitHub · v0.16.1
Package published
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Registry entry updated
2026-10-05 · 5d ago · official registry · v0.16.1

FAQ

›How do I install the Obsidian Hybrid Search MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add obsidian-hybrid-search -e OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH='<obsidian-vault-path>' -e OPENAI_API_KEY='<openai-api-key>' -- npx -y obsidian-hybrid-search mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Obsidian Hybrid Search require an API key?

Yes. It expects OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH, OPENAI_API_KEY, of which 1 is a secret.

›Can I use Obsidian Hybrid Search as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Obsidian Hybrid Search in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.flowing-abyss/obsidian-hybrid-search.