Obsidian Hybrid Search MCP server

by flowing-abyss·io.github.flowing-abyss/obsidian-hybrid-search·v0.15.3

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Search Obsidian vaults with hybrid full-text, fuzzy, semantic, and graph retrieval.

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104 stars718 downloads/wk

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Public scan report

scanner v0.1.8 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

1 medium

Code scan40 source files scanned20/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
Maintenancelast push 2 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

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mediumeval / new Function usedexec.eval

dist/eval/metrics.js: …/** * Pure metric functions for eval (nDCG, MRR, Hit@k, Recall@k). * No side …

Overall 75/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

Grade history

2026-09-19restoreC → Bscore 75: eval / new Function used
2026-09-19restoreD → Cscore 57: Shell command built from a string (injection risk); eval / new Function used

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Runs npx -y obsidian-hybrid-search on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add obsidian-hybrid-search -- npx -y obsidian-hybrid-search

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Obsidian Hybrid Search: common questions

Is Obsidian Hybrid Search MCP server safe?: Mostly: it is graded B (75/100). Read the Obsidian Hybrid Search safety report
How do I install Obsidian Hybrid Search?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
Does Obsidian Hybrid Search need an API key?: Yes. The registry entry asks for OPENAI_API_KEY.
Is Obsidian Hybrid Search maintained?: The last commit was 3 days ago (2026-09-17). The latest release is v0.15.3.
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Local package. It runs on your machine, not through the gateway.

Rating: —
Safety grade: B · 75/100
Stars: 104
Downloads/wk: 718
Price: Free
Licence: MIT
Transport: Local · npm
Version: 0.15.3
Category: Productivity
Last release: 2026-09-17

Credentials it needs

OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATHAbsolute path to the Obsidian vault to index and search.
OBSIDIAN_PREFIXOptional prefix for MCP tool names when configuring multiple vaults.
OBSIDIAN_IGNORE_PATTERNSComma-separated glob patterns to exclude from indexing.
OBSIDIAN_RESPECT_GITIGNORERead root and nested .gitignore files when indexing; set to false, 0, or no to disable.
OBSIDIAN_INCLUDE_PATTERNSComma-separated patterns to re-include notes ignored only by .gitignore.
OPENAI_API_KEYsecretOptional API key for OpenAI-compatible remote embeddings; omit to use local embeddings.
OPENAI_BASE_URLOptional OpenAI-compatible API base URL for OpenRouter, Ollama, LM Studio, or similar providers.
OPENAI_EMBEDDING_MODELRemote embedding model name when using an OpenAI-compatible API.
LOCAL_EMBEDDING_MODELLocal embedding model used when no remote embedding API is configured.
RERANKER_MODELOptional ONNX cross-encoder reranker model used when reranking is requested.

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