mcp server

sw-mcp-vault-knowledge

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Set up

Runs on your computer. Pick your agent and operating system.

Before you start

Node.js 20 or newer

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sw-mcp-vault-knowledge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@swins/vault-knowledge-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

same format Cursor, GitHub Copilot CLI, Junie, JetBrains AI Assistant, Augment (Auggie CLI), Factory Droid, Kiro, Devin CLI +12

Values in angle brackets are placeholders. Restart Claude Desktop after editing its config.Claude Desktop docs

README

synced Oct 17, 2026

vault-knowledge-mcp

A read-only MCP server that turns an Obsidian vault's typed knowledge graph into three tools any MCP client can call. Most knowledge tools can search. Few can tell you where your own notes disagree with each other. This one traverses a six-relation reasoning graph and surfaces the sharpest edge — contradicts. Local-first, stdio, no auth, no cloud, no native build.

The full reasoning lives in docs/EXPLANATION.md.

Tools

Tool	Returns
`search_concepts(query, limit=5)`	Semantically ranked concept/connection articles.
`find_contradictions(scope='all'\|'recent_30d')`	Active `contradicts` edges from the reasoning graph.
`get_article(slug)`	One article with frontmatter, body, and resolved wikilinks.

Try it — zero config

Ships with a synthetic espresso vault, so it works the moment it installs.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vault-knowledge": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@swins/vault-knowledge-mcp"] }
  }
}

Then ask: "find contradictions in the vault."

Point it at your own vault

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vault-knowledge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@swins/vault-knowledge-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "VAULT_DB": "/abs/path/.vault-index.db",
        "VAULT_ROOT": "/abs/path/vault"
      }
    }
  }
}

Only knowledge/{concepts,connections,qa} is ever readable. Scope is config-only — never a request parameter, so a client can't widen it.

Requirements

Node ≥ 22.5 (built-in node:sqlite). search_concepts downloads the nomic-embed-text-v1.5 model once on first run.

License

MIT.