obsidian-http-mcp and Obsidian-MCP

These two tools are competitors, as both aim to provide an MCP server for Obsidian, with one emphasizing HTTP-native communication for broad client compatibility and the other focusing on bidirectional knowledge flow specifically between Claude Code and Obsidian.

obsidian-http-mcp
43
Emerging
Obsidian-MCP
34
Emerging
Maintenance 6/25
Adoption 4/25
Maturity 18/25
Community 15/25
Maintenance 10/25
Adoption 3/25
Maturity 9/25
Community 12/25
Stars: 7
Forks: 4
Downloads: —
Commits (30d): 0
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
Stars: 3
Forks: 1
Downloads: —
Commits (30d): 0
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
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About obsidian-http-mcp

NasAndNora/obsidian-http-mcp

First HTTP-native MCP server for Obsidian - Compatible with any MCP client (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, etc.) without stdio bugs

Implements HTTP transport bridging between MCP clients and Obsidian's Local REST API plugin, bypassing stdio reliability issues affecting Claude Code CLI. Features intelligent caching (70% fewer API calls), fuzzy search with typo tolerance, soft-delete protection, and sub-200ms response times even with 1000+ notes. Designed for cross-platform setups (Windows/WSL2/Linux) with straightforward 1-minute configuration using Node.js.

About Obsidian-MCP

AdrianV101/Obsidian-MCP

MCP server for bidirectional knowledge flow between Claude Code and Obsidian vaults

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