Obsidian Fetch
What is Obsidian Fetch
obsidian_fetch is an MCP server designed to specialize in retrieving information from Obsidian vaults, addressing common issues faced by existing servers.
Use cases
Use cases include enhancing the retrieval of linked notes in Obsidian, improving the efficiency of local GPU-based LLM operations, and simplifying the process of accessing related information.
How to use
To use obsidian_fetch, install it via the command ‘gem install obsidian_fetch’ and run it with ‘obsidian_fetch /path/to/your/vault’.
Key features
Key features include automatic removal of invalid characters in links, display of links pointing to the opened file, and support for aliases.
Where to use
obsidian_fetch can be used in environments where Obsidian vaults are utilized, particularly in personal knowledge management and note-taking applications.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Overview
What is Obsidian Fetch
obsidian_fetch is an MCP server designed to specialize in retrieving information from Obsidian vaults, addressing common issues faced by existing servers.
Use cases
Use cases include enhancing the retrieval of linked notes in Obsidian, improving the efficiency of local GPU-based LLM operations, and simplifying the process of accessing related information.
How to use
To use obsidian_fetch, install it via the command ‘gem install obsidian_fetch’ and run it with ‘obsidian_fetch /path/to/your/vault’.
Key features
Key features include automatic removal of invalid characters in links, display of links pointing to the opened file, and support for aliases.
Where to use
obsidian_fetch can be used in environments where Obsidian vaults are utilized, particularly in personal knowledge management and note-taking applications.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Content
ObsidianFetch
MCP servers focused on fetching and presenting information from Obsidian vaults.
The existing MCP server has the following drawbacks:
- It supports many commands, which can cause slow prompt loading when computational resources are limited.
- When reading a note labeled “Sample Note”, it is necessary to search for its path first before loading it, but the LLM may not always follow this procedure.
- Some tools include unnecessary options, leading the LLM to sometimes fail to invoke them correctly.
These issues become particularly noticeable when running an LLM on a local GPU.
To address this, we developed a new MCP server that simply retrieves and loads lists of notes.
The new server also provides the following additional features:
- When the LLM attempts to retrieve link information by searching with brackets like
[[link name]], the server automatically removes any characters that cannot be used in links. - In addition to loading the note contents, it also displays backlinks—notes that link to the currently opened note.
- This allows the LLM to load and understand the connections between related notes via backlinks.
Installation
gem install obsidian_fetch
Usage
obsidian_fetch /path/to/your/vault
Contributing
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/soukouki/obsidian_fetch.
License
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.
Dev Tools Supporting MCP
The following are the main code editors that support the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
