Smart Connections MCP

Give Claude true semantic memory of your Obsidian vault. An MCP server that searches your notes by meaning - reusing the embeddings the Smart Connections Obsidian plugin already generated, and running the same embedding model locally to understand your queries. No cloud calls; your vault never leaves your machine.

People who work with embeddings, knowledge graph and note taking and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-22 · ★ 56 · #35 OF 160 MAINTAINED PRODUCTIVITY · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Smart Connections MCP

before you install - you'll need

SMART_VAULT_PATH

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add msdanyg-smart-connections-mcp -- npx -y smart-connections-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "msdanyg-smart-connections-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "smart-connections-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package smart-connections-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.msdanyg is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Smart Connections MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v2.0.1 · 2026-08-22

Fixed · Non-English text no longer crashes the embedder (#10). Inputs were cut to · 1,500 characters, but TaylorAI/bge-micro-v2 ships a placeholder · model_max_length, so 1,500 chars of German (~560 tokens) overflowed…

v2.0.0 · 2026-07-14

v2.0.0 - True semantic search, multi-vault, block-level retrieval · The headline: search_notes now actually searches by meaning. V2 runs the same embedding model your vault's Smart Connections index used - locally, via…

v1.0.0 · 2026-07-09

First tagged release - now installable in one line. · Install (npx, no build) · Add to your Claude Desktop config and restart: · json · { · "mcpServers": { · "smart-connections": { · "command": "npx", · "args": ["-y"…

04 · Who maintains Smart Connections MCP

smart-connections-mcp is maintained by msdanyg. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Oct 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/msdanyg/smart-connections-mcp
category: productivity - ranked #35 of 160 actively-maintained productivity servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 3 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-22)
registry: io.github.msdanyg/smart-connections-mcp (active, first published 2026-07-09 · 3 versions)
packages: npm:smart-connections-mcp

06 · Smart Connections MCP FAQ

What is Smart Connections MCP?

Is Smart Connections MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-22 and it shipped 3 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Smart Connections MCP?

Run `npx -y smart-connections-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (SMART_VAULT_PATH) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Smart Connections MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Smart Connections MCP

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