Install guide · VS Code
Install Obsidian MCP Server for VS Code
Workspace file .vscode/mcp.json uses the servers key. User settings can hold the same shape.
Open .vscode/mcp.json on macOS, .vscode/mcp.json on Windows, or .vscode/mcp.json on Linux.
Paste the JSON config below.
Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
{ "servers": { "maxkuminov-obsidian-mcp": { "type": "stdio", "command": "docker", "args": [ "run", "-i", "--rm", "ghcr.io/maxkuminov/obsidian-mcp:v1.2.0" ], "env": { "DATABASE_URL": "YOUR_DATABASE_URL", "VAULT_PATH": "/obsidian", "SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY", "MCP_HOSTNAME": "", "EMBEDDING_PROVIDER": "ollama", "OLLAMA_URL": "http://ollama:11434", "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY", "TEI_URL": "http://tei:80", "TEI_EMBEDDING_MODEL": "BAAI/bge-m3", "TEI_EMBED_BATCH_SIZE": "16" } } }}
Where the config lives
| System | Path |
|---|---|
| macOS | .vscode/mcp.json |
| Windows | .vscode/mcp.json |
| Linux | .vscode/mcp.json |