Hatchdoor MCP server
io.github.BatterWorks/hatchdoor·v2.8.1·55 starsSelf-host your Obsidian vaults: a web UI for you, MCP for your AI agents. No Obsidian, no plugins.
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Hatchdoor tools
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-12 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanpackage could not be scannedn/a
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 1 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10
How Hatchdoor compares
Against every graded Productivity MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 85/100
- higher than 65% of 1,297 Productivity servers
- GitHub stars
- 55
- more than 90% of 852 Productivity servers
Install Hatchdoor in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add hatchdoor -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/battermanz/hatchdoor:2.8.1
What the publisher says
From the Hatchdoor repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Hatchdoor
Self-host your Obsidian vaults: a web UI for you, MCP for your AI agents. No Obsidian, no plugins required.
Hatchdoor reads your vault directly from disk, and any folder of Markdown notes works. No Local REST API plugin, no desktop app that has to stay running. Browse, search, and edit your notes in a fast web UI, and point a Model Context Protocol (MCP) client like Claude, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or Hermes at the same vault so your agent can read, search (keyword and semantic), create, edit, move, and link notes. One server manages as many vaults as you give it, every write goes through the same atomic vault operations the UI uses, with optimistic concurrency and optional automatic git commit-and-push. The web UI and your agents are two front doors to one vault.
Your Markdown files stay the source of truth. Hatchdoor builds a disposable SQLite read model for fast browsing, links, backlinks, keyword search, semantic search, graph data, and metadata. If the cache is deleted, Hatchdoor rebuilds it from the vault.
Hatchdoor was built with AI coding agents, primarily Claude Code and Codex, under close human review, with tests and a documented safety model.
▶ Try the live demo, a read-only public vault, or read the user documentation for setup and usage guides.
Contents
- What You Get
- Screenshots
- Who It Is For
- How Hatchdoor Compares
- What Is Next
- Quick Start With Docker
- Data And Safety Model
- Configuration
- MCP Agent Access
- Versioning and Git Sync
- Running Without Docker
- Troubleshooting
What You Get
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Hatchdoor: common questions
- Is Hatchdoor MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (85/100). Read the Hatchdoor safety report
- How do I install Hatchdoor?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Hatchdoor need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Hatchdoor maintained?
- The last commit was 21 days ago (2026-10-12). The latest release is v2.8.1.
- What can I use instead of Hatchdoor?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Obsidian MCP server, Obsidian Hybrid Search MCP server and Seekstone MCP server. Compare all Hatchdoor alternatives.
- How does Hatchdoor compare with other Productivity MCP servers?
- safety score 85/100 (higher than 65% of 1,297 Productivity servers); github stars 55 (more than 90% of 852 Productivity servers). Full comparison.
Alternatives to Hatchdoor
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
- ObsidianMCP server that interacts with Obsidian via the Obsidian rest API community pluginnot reviewedEstablishedA
- Obsidian Hybrid SearchSearch Obsidian vaults with hybrid full-text, fuzzy, semantic, and graph retrieval.not reviewedEstablishedB
- SeekstoneFilesystem-direct Obsidian MCP server — search and edit your vault with low context-tax.not reviewedGrowingA
- Obsidian TurbochargedGoverned Obsidian vault access: hybrid retrieval, Markdown-native memory, HITL confirmations.not reviewedGrowingB
- Obsidian Vault MCPLocal Zotero, MinerU, Obsidian literature workflow with transactional Analysis notes.not reviewedGrowingA
