Obsidian Hybrid Search MCP Server

Your Obsidian vault already contains your best thinking. Obsidian Hybrid Search makes that thinking easier to find, reuse, and bring into AI-assisted work. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting productivity tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 99 · #11 OF 139 MAINTAINED PRODUCTIVITY · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

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01 · Install Obsidian Hybrid Search

before you install - you'll need

Set OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH, OPENAI_API_KEY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add flowing-abyss-obsidian-hybrid-search -- npx -y obsidian-hybrid-search

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flowing-abyss-obsidian-hybrid-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "obsidian-hybrid-search"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package obsidian-hybrid-search - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.flowing-abyss is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Obsidian Hybrid Search can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.15.1 · 2026-08-24

weekly dependency update

v0.15.0 · 2026-08-19

The stdio server now answers a status request, so the Obsidian plugin can read index status over the connection it already has instead of starting a second process. · New ohs reindex --errors retries only the notes…

v0.14.3 · 2026-08-17

weekly dependency update

04 · Who maintains Obsidian Hybrid Search

Obsidian Hybrid Search is maintained by flowing-abyss. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/flowing-abyss/obsidian-hybrid-search
website: https://github.com/flowing-abyss/obsidian-hybrid-search#readme
category: productivity - ranked #11 of 139 actively-maintained productivity servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-24)
registry: io.github.flowing-abyss/obsidian-hybrid-search (active, first published 2026-06-12 · 23 versions)
packages: npm:obsidian-hybrid-search

06 · Obsidian Hybrid Search FAQ

What is Obsidian Hybrid Search?

Is Obsidian Hybrid Search still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Obsidian Hybrid Search?

Run `npx -y obsidian-hybrid-search`. The README documents 2 environment variables (OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH, OPENAI_API_KEY) to set first. Set OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH, OPENAI_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Obsidian Hybrid Search run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Obsidian Hybrid Search

Alternatives to Obsidian Hybrid Search

Maintained productivity servers if Obsidian Hybrid Search isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Obsidian Hybrid Search doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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