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Connects AI assistants to Obsidian vaults stored in GitHub repositories, enabling them to read, search, and analyze your notes and documentation.

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Obsidian GitHub MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI assistants to GitHub repositories containing Obsidian vaults. This server enables seamless integration with your knowledge base stored on GitHub, allowing AI assistants to read, search, and analyze your Obsidian notes and documentation.

Why This Tool?

Many Obsidian users store their vaults in GitHub for backup, versioning, and collaboration. This MCP server bridges the gap between your GitHub-hosted Obsidian vault and AI assistants, enabling:

  • Knowledge Base Access: Retrieve specific notes and documents from your Obsidian vault

  • Intelligent Search: Find relevant content across your entire knowledge base

  • Evolution Tracking: See how your ideas and notes have developed over time

  • Task Integration: Connect with issues and project management workflows

Features

  • GitHub Repository Access: Connect to any GitHub repository containing your Obsidian vault

  • Type-Safe Implementation: Written in TypeScript with comprehensive type definitions

  • Input Validation: Robust validation for all API inputs using Zod schemas

  • Error Handling: Graceful error handling with informative messages

  • MCP Integration: Full compatibility with Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and other MCP hosts

Available Tools

Knowledge Base Access

  • getFileContents: Retrieve the contents of specific notes, documents, or files from your Obsidian vault

  • searchFiles: Enhanced search with multiple modes:

  • filename: Find files by exact filename (perfect for "OKR 2025" type searches)

  • path: Search anywhere in file paths

  • content: Search within file contents

  • all: Comprehensive search across filenames, paths, and content

Project Management Integration

  • searchIssues: Search for issues and discussions related to your knowledge base projects

  • getCommitHistory: Track how your knowledge base has evolved over time with detailed commit history and diffs

Use Cases

For Knowledge Workers

  • Research Assistant: AI can access your research notes and reference materials

  • Writing Support: Pull relevant background information from your knowledge base

  • Idea Development: Track how concepts have evolved across your notes

For Developers

  • Documentation Access: Retrieve project documentation and technical notes

  • Learning Journals: Access your learning notes and code examples

  • Project Planning: Integrate with GitHub issues for comprehensive project management

For Students & Academics

  • Study Materials: Access lecture notes and study guides

  • Research Papers: Retrieve research notes and citations

  • Collaboration: Work with shared knowledge bases stored in GitHub

Example Workflows

Accessing Your Daily Notes

Copy & paste — that's it
{
 "tool": "getFileContents",
 "arguments": {
 "filePath": "Daily Notes/2024-01-15.md"
 }
}

Finding Files by Name (Perfect for "OKR 2025" example!)

Copy & paste — that's it
{
 "tool": "searchFiles",
 "arguments": {
 "query": "OKR 2025",
 "searchIn": "filename"
 }
}

Finding Files by Path

Copy & paste — that's it
{
 "tool": "searchFiles",
 "arguments": {
 "query": "Daily Notes",
 "searchIn": "path"
 }
}

Finding Research on a Topic (Content Search)

Copy & paste — that's it
{
 "tool": "searchFiles",
 "arguments": {
 "query": "machine learning algorithms",
 "searchIn": "content",
 "perPage": 10
 }
}

Comprehensive Search (Filename, Path, and Content)

Copy & paste — that's it
{
 "tool": "searchFiles",
 "arguments": {
 "query": "project planning",
 "searchIn": "all"
 }
}

Advanced GitHub Search Syntax

Copy & paste — that's it
{
 "tool": "searchFiles",
 "arguments": {
 "query": "path:*.md extension:md",
 "searchIn": "content"
 }
}

Tracking Knowledge Evolution

Copy & paste — that's it
{
 "tool": "getCommitHistory",
 "arguments": {
 "days": 30,
 "includeDiffs": true,
 "maxCommits": 10
 }
}

Project Structure

Copy & paste — that's it
obsidian-github-mcp/
├── src/
│ ├── index.ts # Main MCP server entry point
│ └── github/ # GitHub API integration
│ ├── client.ts # GitHub client implementation
│ └── types.ts # TypeScript type definitions
├── docs/ # Documentation
├── package.json # Project configuration
└── tsconfig.json # TypeScript configuration

For Developers

If you're interested in contributing to this project or developing your own tools with this server, please see the Development Guide.

Development Commands

  • pnpm install - Install dependencies

  • pnpm run build - Build the project

  • pnpm run dev - Run in development mode with inspector

  • pnpm run inspector - Launch MCP inspector for testing

Migration from mcp-private-github-search

If you're migrating from the older mcp-private-github-search package:

Update your package name in configuration:

Copy & paste — that's it
{
 "mcpServers": {
 "obsidianGithub": {
 "command": "npx",
 "args": ["-y", "obsidian-github-mcp"]
 }
 }
}

The functionality remains the same - all existing tools work identically

Consider the new Obsidian-focused use cases and workflows

Learn More

For further information on the MCP ecosystem, refer to:

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