obsidian-list-notes
List all Markdown notes and directories inside your local Obsidian Vault.
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What obsidian-list-notes does on Nitrostack
AI agents call obsidian-list-notes to retrieve information from Nitrostack without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why obsidian-list-notes is rated Low
Tool retrieves and lists local file metadata without modifying or executing anything.
From the tool's definition List all Markdown notes and directories inside your local Obsidian Vault.
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The rule that runs obsidian-list-notes safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nitrostack, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For obsidian-list-notes, this is the rule to start with:
obsidian-list-notes is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Nitrostack, apply this rule, and every obsidian-list-notes call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about obsidian-list-notes
List all Markdown notes and directories inside your local Obsidian Vault. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Nitrostack MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Nitrostack MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for obsidian-list-notes: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Nitrostack. Nothing to install.
obsidian-list-notes is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the obsidian-list-notes rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for obsidian-list-notes. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
obsidian-list-notes is provided by the Nitrostack MCP server (nitrocloudofficial/nitrostack). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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