everything vs obsidian-mcp-server
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
everything by modelcontextprotocol | obsidian-mcp-server by smith-and-web | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 15 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 42 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | File SystemAI / LLM ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
obsidian-mcp-server · Summary
MCP server enabling AI assistants to manage Obsidian vaults with comprehensive note, tag, and search operations.
everything · Use cases
- Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
- Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
- Validating client compatibility with different transport methods
obsidian-mcp-server · Use cases
- AI assistants retrieving and updating personal notes and knowledge bases
- Automating organization and tagging of markdown documentation
- Searching across large vaults of personal knowledge with AI-powered queries
everything · Install
NPX (recommended)
{
"mcpServers": {
"everything": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
}
}
}On Windows, use cmd /c:
{
"mcpServers": {
"everything": {
"command": "cmd",
"args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
}
}
}Docker
{
"mcpServers": {
"everything": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
}
}
}Global install
npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everythingobsidian-mcp-server · Install
Installation
**Quick start with npx:**
VAULT_PATH=/path/to/your/vault npx @smith-and-web/obsidian-mcp-server**Docker deployment:**
docker run -d \
--name obsidian-mcp \
-v /path/to/your/vault:/vault:rw \
-p 3001:3000 \
-e VAULT_PATH=/vault \
ghcr.io/smith-and-web/obsidian-mcp-server:latest**Claude Desktop configuration:**
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "http://localhost:3001/sse"]
}
}
}