Obsidian Semantic Search

Read-only semantic search MCP server for Obsidian vaults using local Ollama embeddings.

What does this entry provide?

Obsidian Semantic Search is an MCP server entry in ChatHome Skills, sourced from Official MCP Registry and scored 67/100. As a Model Context Protocol server, it exposes tools that MCP-compatible LLM clients such as Claude, Cursor, and Copilot can call directly, extending an agent's reach beyond its built-in capabilities. ChatHome Skills discovered this entry through its daily ingest of official registries and GitHub discovery queries, and re-verifies repository facts, freshness signals, and install metadata on every run. The quality score weighs official-registry presence, a working install command, license clarity, GitHub star trajectory, and repository freshness — the full formula is on the Sources page. The install command above is ready to copy. Review the last-pushed date and repository status before adding Obsidian Semantic Search to a production agent workflow; the snapshot facts below are point-in-time values from the most recent ingest.

Snapshot facts

Source: Official MCP Registry
Quality: 67/100
Install method: npm
Repo: DalecB/obsidian-semantic-mcp
Repo updated: Jun 3, 2026

Install command

npx -y @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp@0.2.1

Install method: npm

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GitHub project

Quality

Repo stars

Repo updated

Jun 3, 2026

How is this score calculated?

Weighted across six dimensions, scored 0-100.
Provenance (25): listed in an official or curated registry.
Installability (25): a runnable install command beats a declared transport, which beats a source checkout.
Maintenance (20): recency of the last push; archived entries score zero here.
Adoption (20): repository stars on a log curve.

MCP manifest

{
  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
      "status": "active",
      "isLatest": true,
      "updatedAt": "2026-06-03T14:00:52.945157Z",
      "publishedAt": "2026-06-03T14:00:52.945157Z",
      "statusChangedAt": "2026-06-03T14:00:52.945157Z"
    }
  },
  "server": {
    "name": "io.github.DalecB/obsidian-semantic-mcp",
    "title": "Obsidian Semantic Search",
    "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
    "version": "0.2.1",
    "packages": [
      {
        "version": "0.2.1",
        "transport": {
          "type": "stdio"
        },
        "identifier": "@dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp",
        "registryType": "npm",
        "environmentVariables": [
          {
            "name": "OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT",
            "format": "string",
            "isRequired": true,
            "description": "Absolute path to the local Obsidian vault."
          },
          {
            "name": "OBSIDIAN_SEMANTIC_MCP_HOME",
            "format": "string",
            "description": "Directory for the external SQLite index, logs, and cache."
          },
          {
            "name": "OBSIDIAN_EMBED_MODEL",
            "format": "string",
            "description": "Ollama embedding model name. Defaults to bge-m3."
          },
          {
            "name": "OLLAMA_BASE_URL",
            "format": "string",
            "description": "Ollama API base URL. Defaults to http://localhost:11434."
          },
          {
            "name": "OBSIDIAN_SEMANTIC_STARTUP_INDEX",
            "format": "string",
            "description": "Set to true to run incremental indexing when the server starts."
          },
          {
            "name": "OBSIDIAN_SEMANTIC_ALLOW_SENSITIVE",
            "format": "string",
            "description": "Set to true to allow include_sensitive tool calls."
          },
          {
            "name": "OBSIDIAN_SEMANTIC_EXCLUDE",
            "format": "string",
            "description": "Comma- or newline-separated folders to always exclude from indexing, search, and read."
          },
          {
            "name": "OBSIDIAN_SEMANTIC_SENSITIVE_PATHS",
            "format": "string",
            "description": "Comma- or newline-separated folders treated as sensitive (blocked unless unlocked). Defaults to 08_PersonalInfo/."
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/DalecB/obsidian-semantic-mcp",
      "source": "github"
    },
    "description": "Read-only semantic search MCP server for Obsidian vaults using local Ollama embeddings."
  }
}

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