Obsidian GitHub MCP Server
MCP server from Hint Services connecting AI assistants to GitHub-hosted Obsidian vaults. Enables AI agents to read, search, and navigate Obsidian notes stored in a GitHub repository — bridging personal knowledge management with AI assistants without needing Obsidian running locally.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
Personal notes privacy. Use private GitHub repo. Fine-grained PAT scoped to vault repo only.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
An Obsidian user who syncs their vault to GitHub wants AI agents to search and answer questions from their personal knowledge base — without needing Obsidian or local file access.
Avoid When
Your Obsidian vault is not on GitHub. Also: personal notes may contain sensitive information — scope agent access carefully.
Use Cases
- • Searching and retrieving notes from a GitHub-hosted Obsidian vault from AI assistants
- • Answering questions using personal knowledge base content from knowledge agents
- • Navigating linked notes and backlinks in Obsidian vault from research agents
- • Building RAG-like workflows over personal Obsidian knowledge bases via GitHub
Not For
- • Local Obsidian vaults not synced to GitHub (use local Obsidian MCP instead)
- • Writing/editing notes in Obsidian (read-focused)
- • Non-Obsidian markdown vaults (though could work for any GitHub-hosted markdown)
Interface
Authentication
GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) with repo read access. Use fine-grained PAT scoped to specific repository (the Obsidian vault repo).
Pricing
Free open source from Hint Services. GitHub API rate limits apply (5000 req/hr with PAT).
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ PRIVACY: Personal notes may contain sensitive information — restrict to specific vault directories
- ⚠ Vault must be pushed to GitHub — local-only changes won't be visible
- ⚠ Large vaults may hit GitHub API rate limits when searching extensively
- ⚠ Obsidian-specific markdown (wiki links, embeds, tags) parsing quality depends on implementation
- ⚠ GitHub rate limits apply — implement caching for frequently accessed notes
Alternatives
Full Evaluation Report
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.