How do I install obsidian-sync-mcp?

Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.

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obsidian-sync-mcp MCP Server

Name: obsidian-sync-mcp MCP Server
Author: es617

Give AI agents access to your Obsidian vault via local files or Self-hosted LiveSync.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "es617-obsidian-sync-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "obsidian-sync-mcp@0.5.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VAULT_PATH": "",
        "COUCHDB_URL": "",
        "COUCHDB_USER": "",
        "COUCHDB_PASSWORD": "YOUR_COUCHDB_PASSWORD",
        "COUCHDB_DATABASE": "",
        "COUCHDB_PASSPHRASE": "YOUR_COUCHDB_PASSPHRASE",
        "COUCHDB_OBFUSCATE_PROPERTIES": "",
        "VAULT_NAME": "",
        "MCP_AUTH_TOKEN": "YOUR_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN",
        "BASE_URL": "",
        "PORT": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
VAULT_PATH	No	Path to your Obsidian vault directory (filesystem mode)
COUCHDB_URL	No	CouchDB server URL (CouchDB mode)
COUCHDB_USER	No	CouchDB username
COUCHDB_PASSWORD	No	CouchDB password (required in CouchDB mode) Secret.
COUCHDB_DATABASE	No	CouchDB database name
COUCHDB_PASSPHRASE	No	LiveSync E2E encryption passphrase (must match plugin setting) Secret.
COUCHDB_OBFUSCATE_PROPERTIES	No	Set to 'true' if 'Obfuscate Properties' is enabled in LiveSync (obfuscates file paths, sizes, dates)
VAULT_NAME	No	Vault name for deep links and index storage
MCP_AUTH_TOKEN	No	Password for OAuth authentication Secret.
BASE_URL	No	Public URL for OAuth callbacks (required when using a tunnel)
PORT	No	HTTP port

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