Obsidian Semantic Search

About Obsidian Semantic Search

Use Obsidian Semantic Search with your agent

claude mcp add obsidian-semantic-search -- npx -y @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-semantic-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What is Obsidian Semantic Search?

Obsidian Semantic Search is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server by dalecb in the Search category. Read-only semantic search MCP server for Obsidian vaults using local Ollama embeddings.

How do I connect Obsidian Semantic Search to Claude, Cursor, or another MCP client?

Install Obsidian Semantic Search from its npm package (@dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp) and register it under "mcpServers" in your client's MCP configuration — for example claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor's mcp.json — then restart the client.

Is Obsidian Semantic Search open source?

Yes — the source code is public at github.com/dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp.

Can AI agents pay to use Obsidian Semantic Search?

Not yet through Loomal — Obsidian Semantic Search is listed as a free directory entry. If its maintainer verifies ownership, they can set per-call USDC pricing that agents pay over x402, with settlement on Base.