Read a note from the vault, including its content and metadata (tags, links, frontmatter). Supports preview mode for large files. Use search_notes first to find the correct path.
AI agents call get_note to retrieve information from Obsidian MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only operation that retrieves and queries data from an Obsidian vault without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any side effects. The explicit use of 'Read' in the description and the retrieval-only nature of fetching note content and metadata place this squarely in the Read category with low severity, as the worst-case misuse would be unauthorized information disclosure rather…
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_note' and description 'Read a note from the vault, including its content and metadata' explicitly indicates retrieval without modification. Description states it 'Read[s] a note' and retrieves 'content and metadata (tags, links, frontmatter)'.
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Read a note from the vault, including its content and metadata (tags, links, frontmatter). Supports preview mode for large files. Use search_notes first to find the correct path. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Obsidian MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Obsidian MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_note: 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 Obsidian MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_note 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 get_note 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 get_note. 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.
get_note is provided by the Obsidian MCP Server MCP server (senseibas/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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