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• canvas.addEdge

  Connect two nodes in a canvas.

• canvas.addNode

  Add a text or file node to an Obsidian canvas.

• canvas.connections

  Get incoming and outgoing edges for a canvas node.

• canvas.createwrite action

  Create a new empty Obsidian canvas (.canvas) file.

• canvas.parse

  Parse an Obsidian canvas file.

• canvas.removeNodewrite action

  Remove a node and its edges from a canvas.

• commands.executewrite action

  Execute an Obsidian command by ID.

• commands.list

  List all available Obsidian commands.

• commands.search

  Search Obsidian commands by ID or name.

• dataview.fields.addwrite action

  Insert a Dataview field into a note.

• dataview.fields.extract

  Extract scoped Dataview fields from a note.

• dataview.fields.removewrite action

  Remove a Dataview field from a note.

• dataview.fields.search

  Search notes by Dataview field key and optional value.

• dataview.index.read

  Read page, list-item, task, DQL, and DataviewJS metadata from a note.

• dataview.js.read

  Extract fenced dataviewjs blocks from a note without executing them.

• dataview.js.updatewrite action

  Replace one fenced dataviewjs block source-preservingly.

• dataview.listByFolderwrite action

  Run a DQL LIST query for a folder.

• dataview.listByTagwrite action

  Run a DQL LIST query for a tag.

• dataview.querywrite action

  Execute a Dataview Query Language (DQL) query through the Obsidian API.

• dataview.query.read

  Extract fenced dataview DQL blocks from a note.

• dataview.query.updatewrite action

  Replace one fenced dataview DQL block source-preservingly.

• dataview.tablewrite action

  Run a DQL TABLE query.

• kanban.addCard

  Add a card to a Kanban column.

• kanban.moveCard

  Move a card between Kanban columns.

• kanban.parse

  Parse a markdown Kanban board file.

• kanban.stats

  Get card counts and completion rates for a Kanban board.

• kanban.toggleCard

  Toggle a Kanban card complete/incomplete.

• links.backlinks

  Find notes that link to a target note.

• links.broken

  Find broken note links in the vault or a folder.

• links.connections

  Explore direct and multi-hop note connections.

• links.graph

  Build the vault link graph.

• links.health

  Summarize link density and broken-link metrics.

• links.hubs

  Find notes with many outgoing links.

• links.orphaned

  Find notes with no incoming or outgoing links.

• links.outgoing

  Extract links referenced by a note.

• marp.deck.read

  Read Marp deck frontmatter, slides, directives, and source spans.

• marp.frontmatter.updatewrite action

  Update selected Marp deck frontmatter fields while preserving unrelated source.

• marp.slides.list

  List Marp slides with separator and directive metadata.

• marp.slides.read

  Read one Marp slide source-preservingly.

• marp.slides.updatewrite action

  Replace one Marp slide body without rewriting neighboring slides.

• mermaid.blocks.list

  List fenced Mermaid blocks in a note or across the vault.

• mermaid.blocks.read

  Read one Mermaid block with source spans, directives, and config metadata.

• mermaid.blocks.updatewrite action

  Replace one fenced Mermaid block source-preservingly.

• notes.append

  Append content to the end of a note.

• notes.createwrite action

  Create a new note using filesystem-first behavior.

• notes.createFolderwrite action

  Create a folder in the vault.

• notes.deletewrite action

  Delete a note from the vault.

• notes.info

  Get note metadata and lightweight statistics without loading the result into a client-specific schema.

• notes.insertAfterBlockwrite action

  Insert content after a block reference.

• notes.insertAfterHeadingwrite action

  Insert content immediately after a markdown heading.

• notes.list

  List notes in the vault or a folder.

• notes.listFolders

  List folders in the vault.

• notes.move

  Move a note and optionally update links that reference it.

• notes.moveFolder

  Move a folder and optionally update links inside the vault.

• notes.read

  Read a note from the vault with parsed metadata.

• notes.search

  Search notes by text with lightweight support for tag: and path: filters.

• notes.searchByDate

  List notes by created or modified date.

• notes.updatewrite action

  Update an existing note, replacing or appending content.

• notes.updateFrontmatterwrite action

  Create or update a frontmatter field.

• stats.note

  Get statistics for a single note.

• stats.vault

  Get aggregate statistics for the whole vault.

• system.version

  Return the running kObsidian server name, version, and host runtime.

• tags.add

  Add tags to a note frontmatter block.

• tags.analyze

  Extract frontmatter and inline tags from a note.

• tags.list

  List unique tags used across the vault.

• tags.removewrite action

  Remove tags from frontmatter.

• tags.search

  Find notes that contain a tag in frontmatter or inline content.

• tags.updatewrite action

  Replace or merge a note's frontmatter tags.

• tasks.createwrite action

  Append a task line to a note.

• tasks.search

  Search Tasks-plugin style markdown tasks across the vault.

• tasks.stats

  Get aggregate task statistics for the vault.

• tasks.toggle

  Toggle a task complete/incomplete by file and line number.

• tasks.updateMetadatawrite action

  Update task dates, priority, or recurrence in place.

• templates.createNotewrite action

  Create a note from a filesystem template.

• templates.createNoteTemplaterwrite action

  Create a note from a Templater template via the Obsidian API.

• templates.expand

  Expand filesystem template variables into content.

• templates.insertTemplaterwrite action

  Insert a Templater template into the active note.

• templates.list

  List markdown templates in a folder.

• templates.renderTemplater

  Render a Templater template via the Obsidian API.

• wiki.indexRebuild

  Regenerate the wiki index.md from the current state of Sources/, Concepts/, and Entities/. Groups entries by category; supports optional per-category counts.

• wiki.ingest

  File a new source into the wiki: create Sources/<slug>.md with canonical frontmatter, append a log entry, and return proposedEdits for index + related concept/entity pages for the LLM to apply via notes.update.

• wiki.init

  Scaffold the wiki layout: Sources/, Concepts/, Entities/ folders plus seed index.md, log.md, and wiki-schema.md. Idempotent; use force:true to re-seed index/log/schema files.

• wiki.lint

  Health-check the wiki: orphans, broken links, stale sources, missing concept pages, singleton tags, and index.md parity. Read-only; returns grouped findings with totals.

• wiki.logAppend

  Append a typed chronological entry to the wiki log using the convention '## [YYYY-MM-DD] <op> | <title>'. Initializes the wiki if needed.

• wiki.query

  Rank wiki pages relevant to a topic using filename, alias, tag, summary and body hits. Returns the top pages so the LLM can drill in with notes.read.

• wiki.summaryMerge

  Add a cited section into an existing concept or entity page (or create the page with canonical frontmatter if missing). Bumps 'updated' on existing pages.

• workspace.activeFile

  Get the currently active file in Obsidian.

• workspace.closeActiveFile

  Close the active file in Obsidian.

• workspace.navigateBack

  Go back in Obsidian history.

• workspace.navigateForward

  Go forward in Obsidian history.

• workspace.openFile

  Open a file in Obsidian.

• workspace.toggleEditMode

  Toggle edit/preview mode in Obsidian.

• Code scan5 source files scanned20/25
• –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
• –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
• Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
• Maintenancelast push 18 days ago15/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

kObsidian: common questions

Is kObsidian MCP server safe?

Mostly: it is graded B (75/100). Read the kObsidian safety report

How do I install kObsidian?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.

Does kObsidian need an API key?

Yes. The registry entry asks for OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY.

Is kObsidian maintained?

The last commit was 19 days ago (2026-09-09). The latest release is v0.2.1.

What can I use instead of kObsidian?

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