| FMRS | 46 / 100 · D | 84 / 100 · B | 60 / 100 · C |
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| Reliability | 8 / 20 | 17 / 20 | 9 / 20 |
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| Security and permissions | 8 / 20 | 16 / 20 | 13 / 20 |
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| Maintenance | 13 / 20 | 16 / 20 | 10 / 20 |
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| Documentation | 7 / 20 | 17 / 20 | 15 / 20 |
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| Setup experience | 10 / 20 | 18 / 20 | 13 / 20 |
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| Best for | - MCP clients that need controlled local file access
- Developers who want to explicitly constrain filesystem operations
| - Local assistants that need to work inside explicitly approved directories
- Individuals and development teams that want path-based data boundaries
| - Users who want to access a local Obsidian vault through multiple MCP clients.
- Note workflows that need to preserve raw formatting for unmodified frontmatter fields.
- Knowledge-base users who need local file operations, search, and tag management.
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| Not for | - Workflows that require access to unauthorized directories
- Users seeking a server with documented tool names or broader capabilities
| - Highly sensitive environments that cannot allow model access to local file contents
- Shared remote file-service use cases
| - Users without an Obsidian vault or local vault directory.
- Users seeking a remote network service, cloud-hosted service, or non-MCP integration.
- Users who do not want an AI assistant to access or modify vault content and structure.
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| Required permissions | - The server needs file-operation access to the directories listed in allowed-directories
- SSE and Streamable HTTP modes require use of the configured local port
| - Read access to every local directory listed in the configuration
- Filesystem write access when write or move tools are enabled
| - Requires Node.js 18 or later.
- Requires read access to the specified vault; writing, moving, and deleting also require the corresponding write permissions.
- The server can access allowed `.md`, `.markdown`, `.txt`, `.base`, and `.canvas` files.
- The AI assistant can see allowed file content, directory structure, and some file metadata.
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| Risks and side effects | - An overly broad allowed-directories value may expand the scope of local files that can be exposed or modified
- When using a local SSE or HTTP endpoint, port and access-scope configuration should be reviewed
- The source does not specify individual filesystem tools, authentication, or authorization mechanisms
| - Sensitive files inside an allowed directory may enter model context
- Write and move tools change real files; keep scopes narrow and maintain backups
| - The server provides full read/write access within its security boundaries, so incorrect instructions can modify or delete notes.
- Vault content, structure, and file metadata may be exposed to AI conversations with access.
- Permanent deletion may be unrecoverable; back up the vault before write operations.
- Path filtering does not isolate content, so sensitive data in allowed files remains readable.
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| Supported clients | | Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, OpenCode, Goose Desktop, ChatGPT Desktop, IntelliJ IDEA 2025.1+, Cursor IDE, Windsurf IDE, Ontheia, Microsoft Copilot Studio, OpenAI Codex |
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| Tools | 0 | 6 | 14 |
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