Is Smart Connections MCP Server safe to use?

Smart Connections MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install Smart Connections MCP Server?

Smart Connections MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Smart Connections MCP Server do?

Smart Connections MCP Server provides 6 tools: search_by_text, search_similar, search_by_embedding, get_note, get_model_info and 1 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Smart Connections MCP Server?

Smart Connections MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.

Is Smart Connections MCP Server actively maintained?

Smart Connections MCP Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 115 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.

Smart Connections MCP Server

MCP server for Obsidian Smart Connections. Semantic search using your vault's embeddings.

2 6 tools GitHub

No known CVEs

No license

Maintained

Last commit 115d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse

6 tools · ~250 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smart-connections": {
      "env": {
        "VAULT_PATH": "/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"
      },
      "args": [
        "/path/to/smart-connections-mcp/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "command": "node"
    }
  }
}

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What Smart Connections MCP Server does

A security-first MCP server for Smart Connections. Read-only. Path-validated. Auditable.

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Is Smart Connections MCP Server safe to use?: Smart Connections MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Smart Connections MCP Server?: Smart Connections MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Smart Connections MCP Server do?: Smart Connections MCP Server provides 6 tools: search_by_text, search_similar, search_by_embedding, get_note, get_model_info and 1 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Smart Connections MCP Server?: Smart Connections MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
Is Smart Connections MCP Server actively maintained?: Smart Connections MCP Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 115 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smart-connections": {
      "env": {
        "VAULT_PATH": "/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"
      },
      "args": [
        "/path/to/smart-connections-mcp/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "command": "node"
    }
  }
}

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What Smart Connections MCP Server does

A security-first MCP server for Smart Connections. Read-only. Path-validated. Auditable.

Test This Server

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Smart Connections MCP Server

A security-first MCP server for Smart Connections. Read-only. Path-validated. Auditable.

Exposes Smart Connections embeddings to Claude Code and other MCP clients for semantic search of your Obsidian vault.

Why This Exists

We needed semantic search of our Obsidian vault from Claude Code. Existing options have problems:

No path validation - User input passed directly to file operations
Write access - Some expose mutation tools we don't need
Heavy dependencies - PyTorch/transformers for what's essentially vector math

This implementation:

Minimal dependencies - MCP SDK + Transformers.js (for text search)
Fail-closed security - path validation with realpath, symlink detection
Auditable - small TypeScript codebase you can actually read

Features

Text search - query with plain text, not just note paths
Semantic search using Smart Connections embeddings
Local inference - uses Transformers.js (same model as Smart Connections)
Read-only - no write operations, no shell execution
Secure - strict path validation, bounded responses
Offline - works without Obsidian running

Security Model

Property	Guarantee
Path confinement	All file access validated against vault root
No traversal	`../` and symlink attacks blocked
Read-only	No write operations exposed
Bounded responses	Capped results (50), content length (10KB)
Fail closed	Errors deny access, never bypass
Audit logging	Security events logged with context

Installation

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+
Obsidian with Smart Connections plugin installed
Embeddings built (open vault in Obsidian, let Smart Connections index)

Setup

git clone https://github.com/gogogadgetbytes/smart-connections-mcp
cd smart-connections-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Configure Claude Code

Add to your Claude Code config:

claude mcp add smart-connections \
  -e VAULT_PATH="/path/to/your/obsidian/vault" \
  -- node /path/to/smart-connections-mcp/dist/index.js

Or manually add to ~/.claude.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smart-connections": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/smart-connections-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "VAULT_PATH": "/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Code to load the server.

Usage

Once configured, Claude Code can use these tools:

Search by Text

"Search my vault for notes about backup strategies"
→ Uses search_by_text tool

Search Similar Notes

"Find notes similar to Topics/Claude_Code.md"
→ Uses search_similar tool

Get Note Content

"Show me the content of Topics/Obsidian.md"
→ Uses get_note tool

List Indexed Notes

"What notes are indexed in my vault?"
→ Uses list_indexed tool

Tools

Tool	Description
`search_by_text`	Search using freeform text (computes embedding locally)
`search_similar`	Find notes semantically similar to a given note
`search_by_embedding`	Search using a raw embedding vector
`get_note`	Get content of a specific note (path validated)
`get_model_info`	Get embedding model configuration
`list_indexed`	List all indexed notes

Configuration

Variable	Required	Description
`VAULT_PATH`	Yes	Absolute path to Obsidian vault

Limitations

Single vault - Configure one vault per MCP server instance
Index from Smart Connections - Note embeddings come from the plugin; text queries

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Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

62/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−38

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

No package registry to scan.

Inventory

Tools (6)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~250 tokens total

Community

Reviews

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Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Smart Connections MCP Server safe to use?: Smart Connections MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Smart Connections MCP Server?: Smart Connections MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Smart Connections MCP Server do?: Smart Connections MCP Server provides 6 tools: search_by_text, search_similar, search_by_embedding, get_note, get_model_info and 1 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Smart Connections MCP Server?: Smart Connections MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
Is Smart Connections MCP Server actively maintained?: Smart Connections MCP Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 115 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.