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Mcpvault

Mcpvault is an MCP server that lets compatible clients read, search, and edit notes in an Obsidian vault. MCPVault works directly with vault files, restricts file operations to the configured vault root, and preserves formatting for unchanged frontmatter fields. It has 1,703 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @bitbonsai/mcpvault.

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Install Mcpvault

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpvault": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@bitbonsai/mcpvault"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio mcpvault -- npx -y @bitbonsai/mcpvault

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpvault": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@bitbonsai/mcpvault"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcpvault": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@bitbonsai/mcpvault"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About Mcpvault

A local MCP server that lets compatible clients read, search, and edit notes in an Obsidian vault. MCPVault works directly with vault files, restricts file operations to the configured vault root, and preserves formatting for unchanged frontmatter fields.

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How do I install the Mcpvault MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @bitbonsai/mcpvault to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Mcpvault free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Mcpvault actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 23, 2026. The latest release is v0.17.0, published Oct 22, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.