mcp-tools vs io.github.cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server
mcp-tools is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by izumin5210. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server is an MCP server published by cyanheads. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  io.github.cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace izumin5210/dotfiles | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 23 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.7.2 Downloads/month (npm): 24 610 Downloads/week (npm): 1 597 Forks (GitHub): 108 Stars (GitHub): 700 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.7.2 Downloads/month (npm): 24 610 Downloads/week (npm): 1 597 Forks (GitHub): 108 Stars (GitHub): 700 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | mcp-tools | io.github.cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 23 (worse) | 700 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 108 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-26 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp) | On your machine (obsidian-mcp-server) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 4, secrets among them: 1 | 16, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 4 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/izumin5210/dotfiles | github.com/cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-22 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 31 h ago | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
mcp-tools
Personal MCP servers (any-script-mcp, o3-search, deepwiki)
io.github.cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server
Read, write, search, and surgically edit Obsidian notes, tags, and frontmatter via MCP.
How to run each
mcp-tools As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add izumin5210/dotfiles
/plugin install mcp-tools@izumin5210-dotfilesio.github.cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY=<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>" --transport stdio obsidian-mcp-server -- npx -y obsidian-mcp-serverRequires: OBSIDIAN_API_KEY
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only mcp-tools has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only mcp-tools asks for
OPENAI_API_KEY (secret)OPENAI_API_TIMEOUTREASONING_EFFORTSEARCH_CONTEXT_SIZE
Only io.github.cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server asks for
MCP_AUTH_MODEMCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATHMCP_HTTP_HOSTMCP_HTTP_PORTMCP_LOG_LEVELMCP_TRANSPORT_TYPEOBSIDIAN_API_KEYOBSIDIAN_BASE_URLOBSIDIAN_DELETE_ELICITATIONOBSIDIAN_ENABLE_COMMANDSOBSIDIAN_OMNISEARCH_URLOBSIDIAN_READ_ONLY
Show the remaining 4
OBSIDIAN_READ_PATHSOBSIDIAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MSOBSIDIAN_VERIFY_SSLOBSIDIAN_WRITE_PATHS
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: mcp-tools · What it can do: io.github.cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server · Compare two other plugins
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