# MCP Connector plugin for Obsidian MCP Connector, by Stefano Ferri (istefox), runs a [[Model Context Protocol (MCP)|Model Context Protocol (MCP)]] server inside Obsidian, so AI clients like [[Claude Code]], Claude Desktop, Codex or Cursor can read, search and edit your vault. - The server only listens on your machine (loopback) and goes through Obsidian's own vault APIs: nothing leaves your computer - Semantic search runs on-device through Transformers.js: no API key, no [[Smart Connections plugin for Obsidian|Smart Connections]] needed - 64 tools, and a token per client, so each client gets its own credentials and its own set of tools It's a fork of [[MCP Tools plugin for Obsidian|MCP Tools]], which used to be the go-to plugin for this and is now archived. If you still have MCP Tools installed, remove it. MCP Connector moves fast, so expect its tools to change. It's desktop only, and Obsidian staff haven't reviewed it manually yet. I'd start with the built-in MCP server of [[Local REST API plugin for Obsidian|Local REST API]], and use MCP Connector only if you specifically need semantic search exposed by a plugin. ## References - Source code: https://github.com/istefox/obsidian-mcp-connector - Community plugin page: https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=mcp-tools-istefox ## Related - [[The Complete Guide to Obsidian Search - Find Any Note When You Need It (Article)]] - [[Set Up AI Search for Your Obsidian Vault - qmd, MCP Servers and AI Assistants (Article)]] - [[Model Context Protocol (MCP)]] - [[MCP Tools plugin for Obsidian]] - [[Local REST API plugin for Obsidian]] - [[Claude Code]] - [[Semantic Search]]