Install guide · Cursor
Install Obsidian GitHub MCP for Cursor
Cursor reads ~/.cursor/mcp.json. A project can also commit .cursor/mcp.json.
Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json on macOS, %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json on Windows, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json on Linux.
Paste the JSON config below.
Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
{ "mcpServers": { "sarutobisasuke8-obsidian-github-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@sarutobi-sasuke/obsidian-github-mcp@0.1.0" ], "env": { "VAULT_MCP_PORT": "3210", "VAULT_MCP_GITHUB_OWNER": "", "VAULT_MCP_GITHUB_REPO": "", "VAULT_MCP_POLICY_FILE": "", "VAULT_MCP_TOKEN_FILE": "", "GITHUB_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN", "GITHUB_APP_ID": "", "GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID": "", "GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE": "YOUR_GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE" } } }}
Where the config lives
| System | Path |
|---|---|
| macOS | ~/.cursor/mcp.json |
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json |
| Linux | ~/.cursor/mcp.json |