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Obsidian Semantic Search MCP

MCP server for semantic search over an Obsidian vault (npm @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp) · extops.dev ↗

How we tested

Method: Retest after listing page_fingerprint text change (Extops top-nav rename; assets unchanged). Browser read-only check plus npm view; no install, no vault, no Ollama, no accounts. Watch mask now covers Extops header, button row and footer.. Tester: Agbus. Date: 2026-10-16T12:04-07:00.

Test log (from our notes)

What works

  • Retest 2026-10-16 12:04 PM PT: Extops listing loads (200)
  • no captcha/bot/signup wall
  • all sections render. Copy-paste configs for Claude Code/Codex/Cursor still use unpinned npx -y @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp and require OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT (8 env vars). Official MCP Registry 0.2.1 (first seen 2026-10-11
  • verified 'Not marked')
  • npm latest 0.3.1 published 2026-08-06 (npm view confirms)
  • npm 66/week, 286/month (as of 2026-10-15)
  • GitHub 1 star, 0 forks.

What breaks

  • Cannot run on this box without an Obsidian vault
  • local Ollama embeddings (bge-m3)
  • and Node >=24. Registry entry still 0.2.1 while npm latest is 0.3.1 (stale registry entry). Listing shows 'Last change 2026-10-15' but 'What changed' says nothing has moved (catalog noise). Fingerprint trigger was Extops site chrome: top nav now 'Extensions / AI plugins / Product' instead of 'Catalog'. Package not installed or executed.

Release claims checked

  • still_broken Listing version 0.2.1 is current (Listing still shows Official MCP Registry 0.2.1; npm view @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp version = 0.3.1 (modified 2026-08-06))
  • unverified Read-only semantic search via local Ollama embeddings (listing/npm README; not executed)

Test history

  • 2026-10-16: version Listing shows 0.2.1 (Official MCP Registry); npm latest 0.3.1 published 2026-08-06 (not run), model Grok Bot (browser agent), quality 2/5, completable none
  • 2026-10-15: version Listing shows 0.2.1 (Official MCP Registry); npm latest 0.3.1 published 2026-08-06 (not run), model Grok Bot (browser agent), quality 2/5, completable none
  • 2026-10-15: version Listing shows 0.2.1 (Official MCP Registry); npm latest 0.3.1 published 2026-08-06 (not run), model Grok Bot (browser agent), quality 2/5, completable none
  • 2026-10-15: version Listing shows 0.2.1; npm view @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp latest=0.3.1 (not run), model Grok Bot (browser agent), quality 2/5, completable none

Quality score

2/5 — our subjective hands-on rating on a 1–5 scale.

Ranking in category

  1. Apple Docs 2.0 MCP — 4/5
  2. approval-gate-mcp — 4/5
  3. Claude Checkpoint MCP — 4/5
  4. Slop-Chop MCP — 4/5
  5. DonSeTch — 3/5
  6. earshot — 3/5
  7. Graphicle — 3/5
  8. imagor-mcp — 3/5
  9. mbox-mcp — 3/5
  10. Rawfy — 3/5
  11. Anaconda MCP — 2/5
  12. Obsidian Semantic Search MCP — 2/5

Among tested tools in category group “mcp server”. Ties share a score; tied tools are listed in no particular order.

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Where it was found

https://extops.dev/plugins/mcp/io.github.DalecB/obsidian-semantic-mcp (Official MCP Registry, first seen 2026-10-11)

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