// MCP TOOL REFERENCE

OBSIDIAN MCP PRO TOOLS

41 tools from the Obsidian Mcp Pro MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

// ALL 41 OBSIDIAN MCP PRO TOOLS

READ 25 tools

Read find_broken_links Scan notes for wikilinks ([[target]]) whose target does not resolve to any existing note in the vault. Retu... Read find_orphans Identify disconnected notes in the vault Read find_similar_notes Given a note path, return the K most semantically similar notes from the index (excluding the source note).... Read find_unused_attachments Locate attachments that no note references — neither via Read get_attachment Read an attachment file and return its bytes to the client. Images come back as Read get_backlinks List all notes that contain a wikilink pointing to the target note. Each result includes the source note pa... Read get_daily_note Read the daily note for today or for a specific date, resolved via the vault Read get_graph_neighbors Traverse the wikilink graph outward from a starting note and return every note reachable within N hops, gro... Read get_note Read a note in full or as a fragment. With no fragment options, returns parsed frontmatter (as a labeled he... Read get_outlinks List every outgoing wikilink from a note, partitioned into valid links (resolve to an existing note), broke... Read get_recent_notes List notes ordered by most-recently-modified first. Optional Read get_vault_stats Return a quick health snapshot of the vault: note count, total bytes, total words, unique tag count, untagg... Read list_attachments Enumerate every non-markdown file in the vault — images, PDFs, audio/video clips, anything pasted in beyond... Read list_bases Enumerate every Obsidian Bases ( Read list_canvases Enumerate every Obsidian canvas file (.canvas) anywhere in the vault, returning a numbered list of relative... Read list_notes Enumerate every markdown note in the vault (or a single folder), returning a sorted list of relative paths ... Read list_sections List all headings in a note as a tree of paths (with depth). Useful for discovering valid Read list_tags Enumerate every unique tag used across the vault along with the number of notes each tag appears in. Detect... Read read_base Return the parsed contents of a Base file: filters, properties, view definitions, and any unrecognized fiel... Read read_canvas Read an Obsidian canvas file (.canvas, JSON format) and return a bounded human-readable summary of its stru... Read search_by_frontmatter Find notes whose YAML frontmatter contains a given property/value pair. Property names and values are match... Read search_by_tag Find all notes tagged with a specific tag, including nested sub-tags (searching Read search_notes Full-text search across all notes in the vault. Ranks literal matches with title/path focus and repeated-li... Read search_semantic Search notes by meaning rather than keywords. Embeds the query with the configured provider, scores every c... Read resolve_alias Find every note whose frontmatter

WRITE 13 tools

Write append_to_note Append text to the end of an existing note without altering prior content. By default, inserts a leading ne... Write prepend_to_note Insert content at the top of an existing note Write add_canvas_edge Create a directed edge connecting two existing canvas nodes. Both fromNode and toNode must already exist on... Write add_canvas_node Add a new node to an Obsidian canvas and persist the updated file. Supports four node types: Write create_daily_note Create a daily note for today (or a specific date) in the vault Write create_note Create a new markdown note at the given path with body content and optional YAML frontmatter. Fails (does n... Write edit_block Replace the content of a block tagged with Write insert_at_section Insert content into a specific section without replacing it. Write move_note Move or rename a note within the vault, preserving its full content. Parent folders at the destination are ... Write rename_tag Rename a tag everywhere it appears across the vault, in both inline #tags and frontmatter Write replace_in_note Search-and-replace within a single note. Supports literal strings or regex patterns. With Write update_frontmatter Merge new key-value pairs into a note Write update_section Replace the body of a specific section (everything between a heading and the next heading at any level). Th...

DESTRUCTIVE 1 tools

Destructive delete_note Delete a note. By default the file is moved to the vault

EXECUTE 2 tools

Execute index_vault Build or refresh the embedding index used by Execute query_base Run a Base file

// FAQ

How many tools does the Obsidian Mcp Pro MCP server have? +

The Obsidian Mcp Pro MCP server exposes 41 tools across 4 categories: Read, Write, Destructive, Execute.

How do I enforce policies on Obsidian Mcp Pro tools? +

Route the Obsidian Mcp Pro server through the PolicyLayer gateway. Define allow, deny, or approval rules per tool in the dashboard; they are enforced on every call before it reaches the server.

What risk categories do Obsidian Mcp Pro tools fall into? +

Obsidian Mcp Pro tools are categorised as Read (25), Write (13), Destructive (1), Execute (2). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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