Obsidian MCP Proxy

This is a small MCP server that proxies requests to the Obsidian Local REST API.

Requirements

• Node.js 18+ (for built-in fetch)
• Obsidian desktop with the Local REST API plugin enabled

Setup

npm install

Create a .env file (see .env.example):

OBSIDIAN_API_KEY=your_key_here
OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:27123

Run locally

node server.js

Add to Codex MCP

codex mcp add obsidian --env OBSIDIAN_API_KEY=$OBSIDIAN_API_KEY --env OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL=$OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL -- node /path/to/server.js

Tool

The server exposes one tool:

• obsidian_request — make a raw HTTP request to Obsidian Local REST API.

Example:

obsidian_request
{
  "method": "GET",
  "path": "/"
}