mcpvault and mcp-obsidian-via-rest

Both provide MCP server interfaces to Obsidian vaults, but they differ in their underlying architecture—one uses direct vault access while the other routes through a local REST API—making them alternative implementations rather than true complements or siblings.

mcpvault
68
Established
mcp-obsidian-via-rest
32
Emerging
Maintenance 25/25
Adoption 10/25
Maturity 16/25
Community 17/25
Maintenance 10/25
Adoption 4/25
Maturity 9/25
Community 9/25
Stars: 946
Forks: 70
Downloads: —
Commits (30d): 67
Language: Astro
License: —
Stars: 7
Forks: 1
Downloads: —
Commits (30d): 0
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
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About mcpvault

bitbonsai/mcpvault

A lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for safe Obsidian vault access

Provides read/write access to Obsidian vaults through 14 MCP methods including search with BM25 relevance ranking, frontmatter preservation via gray-matter, and tag management, while filtering system directories. Runs as a Node.js stdio transport server compatible with Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, and any MCP-standard AI client, with token-optimized responses and zero external dependencies.

About mcp-obsidian-via-rest

OleksandrKucherenko/mcp-obsidian-via-rest

MCP Server connected to Obsidian Vault with Local REST API. (re-write it completely with BUN to make it faster and more lightweight)

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