Setup guide

Set up mcp-obsidian-advanced in VS Code

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Advanced MCP server for interacting with Obsidian via the Local REST API community plugin. It empowers AI agents (like Claude) to deeply understand your vault's structure, links, and content—beyond basic read/write operations.

01Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-obsidian-advanced": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-obsidian-advanced"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add this to .vscode/mcp.json. Generated from the captured install method (uvx); the mcpServers shape is shared across Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code.

02Steps

Make sure VS Code is installed and up to date.
Open .vscode/mcp.json and add the block above (merge into any existing mcpServers).
Provide any required API keys/credentials as environment variables.
Restart VS Code and confirm mcp-obsidian-advanced’s tools appear.

03Other runtimes

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04Provenance

config_sourcegenerated from captured install method

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sourcesGitHub repo search [p4]

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