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DimensionMCPVaultA safe MCP bridge to Obsidian vaultsSafe Docx MCP ServerAI-native surgical editing of Word and OpenDocument files with formatting preservation
FMRS60 / 100 · C68 / 100 · C
Reliability9 / 208 / 20
Security and permissions13 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance10 / 2014 / 20
Documentation15 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2012 / 20
Best for
  • 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.
  • Developers who need precise, format-preserving edits to .docx/.odt files via coding agents
  • Workflows that require tracked-changes output for human review
Not for
  • 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.
  • Visual editing scenarios needing browser rendering, real-time collaboration, or pixel-level pagination guarantees
  • Using .dotx templates directly (they must be converted to .docx first)
Required permissions
  • 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.
  • Filesystem access to read and write local .docx / .odt documents
Risks and side effects
  • 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.
  • Edits apply to local files; incorrect targeted changes could overwrite original content — use the clean/tracked-changes dual output for review
  • The project is not a visual editor or layout engine, so complex layout results should be verified manually
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Claude Code, OpenCode, Goose Desktop, ChatGPT, IntelliJ IDEA 2025.1+, Cursor, Windsurf IDE, Ontheia, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Codex
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