Does Obsidian MCP (StevenStavrakis) work with Cursor?
Yes. Obsidian MCP (StevenStavrakis) passed every step of our test in Cursor on Oct 15, 2026: it installed, connected, its tools were visible, and an agent used it to finish a real task.
Result
ResultPassed
Date testedOct 15, 2026
Plan tested onCursor Pro+
App version2026.10.12-d47ca18
Modelgpt-5.3-codex-low
Steps
- install OK
- connected OK
- tools visible OK
- agent task: read page OKfind and read a note in a local Obsidian-format vault (harness/sandbox/vault)
From our own harness run, not the maker’s claims. How we test.
What happened in this run
Install config we used
{
"mcpServers": {
"obsidian-mcp": {
"command": "/home/box/opt/node22/bin/npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"obsidian-mcp",
"/workspace/timmy/harness/sandbox/vault"
],
"env": {
"PATH": "/home/box/opt/node22/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
}
}
}
}Connection check
obsidian-mcp: readyTools the app saw
12 tools in the app (protocol check found 12).
Agent task: read page
- Tool calls, in order:
obsidian-mcp:obsidian_list_vaults,obsidian-mcp:obsidian_search_vault,obsidian-mcp:obsidian_read_note
Raw details from our harness log for this run. Secrets redacted.
Set it up in Cursor
Copy-paste config for every app is on the Obsidian MCP (StevenStavrakis) page. Not connecting? Cursor MCP troubleshooting.
Other apps we tested it in: Claude Code (passed).