obsidian-mcp/manifest.json

{
  "manifest_version": "0.3",
  "name": "obsidian-mcp",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "display_name": "Obsidian CLI Bundle",
  "description": "MCP Bundle for Obsidian CLI - Enable AI assistants to manage Obsidian vaults through conversational interface",
  "author": {
    "name": "Obsidian MCP Contributors",
    "url": "https://github.com/obsidian-mcp/obsidian-mcp-bundle"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/obsidian-mcp/obsidian-mcp-bundle",
  "license": "MIT",
  "icon": "assets/icon.png",
  "server": {
    "type": "node",
    "entry_point": "dist/index.js",
    "mcp_config": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "${__dirname}/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_VAULT": "${user_config.vault_name}",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  },
  "user_config": {
    "vault_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Vault Name",
      "description": "Name of the Obsidian vault to manage (case-sensitive)",
      "required": true
    }
  },
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "obsidian_create_note",
      "description": "Create a new note in the Obsidian vault. Optionally specify path, content, template, and whether to overwrite existing notes or open after creation."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_read_note",
      "description": "Read the content of a note from the Obsidian vault. Specify either the note name (file) or full path (path)."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_append_to_note",
      "description": "Append content to the end of an existing note. Specify either file name or path, and the content to append. Use inline flag to append without a new line."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_prepend_to_note",
      "description": "Prepend content to the beginning of an existing note. Specify either file name or path, and the content to prepend."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_delete_note",
      "description": "Delete a note from the Obsidian vault. By default moves to trash; use permanent flag for permanent deletion. Specify either file name or path."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_move_note",
      "description": "Move a note to a different location in the vault. Specify the current note (file or path) and the new path (newPath)."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_rename_note",
      "description": "Rename a note in the vault. Specify the current note (file or path) and the new name (newName)."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_open_note",
      "description": "Open a note in the Obsidian application. Specify either file name or path. Use newtab flag to open in a new tab."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_get_file_info",
      "description": "Get metadata and information about a note file. Specify either file name or path. Returns file size, dates, path, and other metadata."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_search",
      "description": "Search vault for text. Returns matching files and optionally match counts. Supports path filtering, result limits, case sensitivity, and multiple output formats (text/json)."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_get_backlinks",
      "description": "Get all backlinks (incoming links) to a note. Shows which notes reference this note. Optionally include link counts."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_get_outgoing_links",
      "description": "Get all outgoing links from a note. Shows which notes this note references. Useful for understanding note connections."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_list_unresolved_links",
      "description": "List all unresolved (broken) wikilinks in the vault. Shows links pointing to notes that don't exist. Useful for finding content gaps."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_list_deadends",
      "description": "List all dead-end notes (notes with no outgoing links). These notes don't connect to anything else in the vault."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_list_orphans",
      "description": "List all orphan notes (notes with no incoming links/backlinks). These notes aren't referenced by any other notes."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_list_tags",
      "description": "List all tags in the vault or in a specific note. Optionally include usage counts and sort by frequency or name."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_search_by_tag",
      "description": "Get detailed information about a specific tag, including which notes use it and how many times."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_list_aliases",
      "description": "List all aliases in the vault or for a specific note. Aliases are alternative names for notes."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_list_properties",
      "description": "List all properties used in the vault. Shows property keys and optionally their types and usage counts."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_get_property_count",
      "description": "Get the usage count for a specific property across the vault. Shows how many notes use this property."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_list_tasks",
      "description": "List all tasks in the vault or specific file. Filter by status (done/todo), show line numbers with verbose flag."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_toggle_task",
      "description": "Toggle a task status between done and todo. Specify task by ref (path:line) or by file/path + line number."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_mark_task_done",
      "description": "Mark a task as done (completed). Specify task by ref (path:line) or by file/path + line number."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_mark_task_todo",
      "description": "Mark a task as todo (incomplete). Specify task by ref (path:line) or by file/path + line number."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_update_task_status",
      "description": "Set a custom status character for a task (e.g., '-', '>', '!', '?'). Specify task by ref or file/path + line."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_get_property",
      "description": "Read a single property value from a file. Specify property name and file (by name or path)."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_set_property",
      "description": "Set or update a property on a file. Specify property name, value, optional type, and file."
    },
    {
      "name": "obsidian_remove_property",
      "description": "Remove a property from a file. Specify property name and file (by name or path)."
    }
  ]
}