Obelisk alternatives
21 productivity MCP servers from other publishers do the same job as Obelisk. The closest match comes first, then the best rated, with at most two per publisher.
Read, write, search, and surgically edit Obsidian notes, tags, and frontmatter via MCP.
No reviews yetlocal · npm6907.8k/wkFreeOpen-source Obsidian for MDX - edit local docs with agent assistance
No reviews yetgateway-ready7.0kFreeInstant, private access to your knowledge base: Zotero, Obsidian, Apple Notes (macOS).
No reviews yetlocal · mixed579135/wkFreeFilesystem-direct Obsidian MCP server — search and edit your vault with low context-tax.
No reviews yetlocal · npm31688/wkFreeLocal Zotero, MinerU, Obsidian literature workflow with transactional Analysis notes.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi94112/wkFreeMCP server that interacts with Obsidian via the Obsidian rest API community plugin
No reviews yetlocal · pypi4.5k5.1k/wkFreeSearch Obsidian vaults with hybrid full-text, fuzzy, semantic, and graph retrieval.
No reviews yetlocal · npm111718/wkFreeNextcloud MCP server — 345 tools: files, calendar, contacts, mail, Talk, Deck, photos, maps, notes
No reviews yetgateway-ready38533/wkFreeApple Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Reminders, Notes, Messages and Safari via AppleScript or iCloud
No reviews yetlocal · npm741.1k/wkFreeLocal Markdown/Obsidian knowledge substrate for MCP agents with governed memory and hybrid search.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi107.6k/wkFreeGenerate and edit Nano Banana images with Ace Data Cloud; retrieve the same task for results.
No reviews yetgateway-ready7919/wkFreeUnified Apple ecosystem MCP server for macOS: Mail, Calendar, Notes, Files, Messages, and more.
No reviews yetlocal · mixed28585/wkFreeCross-session memory and hybrid RAG over your notes and docs. Local-first, with cited answers.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi100201/wkFreeMarkdown-first Notion for AI agents -- pages, databases, blocks, and comments in one call.
No reviews yetlocal · mixed361.3k/wkFreeResearch workspace for Zotero + Obsidian + NotebookLM. Search, ingest, sync, verify briefs.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi58141/wkFreeGoverned Obsidian vault access: hybrid retrieval, Markdown-native memory, HITL confirmations.
No reviews yetlocal · npm9804/wkFreeSemantic knowledge engine for Obsidian with auto-classification and DAG hierarchy
No reviews yetlocal · pypi24173/wkFreeLong-term memory for AI agents — your Obsidian vault as searchable persistent memory.
No reviews yetlocal · npm3388/wkFreeRead your Mac's Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Contacts and more via Shortcuts. Read-only, local.
No reviews yetlocal · npm1454/wkFreeOn-demand Obsidian vault access for AI coding assistants — 17 tools, 5 resources, 4 prompts.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi10506/wkFreeFilesystem-first MCP for Obsidian — an LLM-maintained wiki inspired by Karpathy's LLM Wiki.
No reviews yetlocal · npm8119/wkFree
Obelisk alternatives by what you need
Open source Obelisk alternatives (20)
Published under an open licence such as MIT or Apache-2.0.
Obsidian, DocsAgent — Zotero, Obsidian & Apple Notes MCP Server, Seekstone, Obsidian Vault MCP, Obsidian, Obsidian Hybrid Search, AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, iCloud MCP and 12 more below.
Hosted Obelisk alternatives (3)
Nothing to install: a remote endpoint you add by URL. Also callable through the mcp.market gateway.
Agent-Native Content, AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, Nano Banana by Ace Data Cloud.
Local Obelisk alternatives (18)
A package you install and run on your own machine, so your data stays on your computer.
Obsidian, DocsAgent — Zotero, Obsidian & Apple Notes MCP Server, Seekstone, Obsidian Vault MCP, Obsidian, Obsidian Hybrid Search, iCloud MCP, Exomem and 10 more below.
Safest Obelisk alternatives (13)
Graded A: passed every check the scanner runs on the latest release.
Obsidian, Agent-Native Content, Seekstone, Obsidian Vault MCP, Obsidian, Exomem, Nano Banana by Ace Data Cloud, Apple Tools (Unified) and 5 more below.
Obelisk and its alternatives compared
| Server | Grade | Rating | Licence | Runs | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obelisk(this one) | A85 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 2 |
| Obsidian | A92 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Local | 690 |
| Agent-Native Content | A98 | No reviews yet | Not stated | Hosted | 7.0k |
| DocsAgent — Zotero, Obsidian & Apple Notes MCP Server | B80 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Local | 579 |
| Seekstone | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 31 |
| Obsidian Vault MCP | A88 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 94 |
| Obsidian | A88 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 4.5k |
| Obsidian Hybrid Search | B75 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 111 |
| AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server | C64 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 38 |
| iCloud MCP | B83 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 74 |
| Exomem | A92 | No reviews yet | AGPL-3.0 | Local | 10 |
| Nano Banana by Ace Data Cloud | A99 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 7 |
| Apple Tools (Unified) | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 28 |
| loci | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 100 |
| Better Notion | B83 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Local | 36 |
| Research Hub | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 58 |
| Obsidian Turbocharged | B83 | No reviews yet | AGPL-3.0 | Local | 9 |
| Nouz | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 24 |
| Enquire | A89 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 33 |
| Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 14 |
| Hive Vault | B83 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 10 |
| kObsidian | B75 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Local | 8 |