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B15/100
cyanheads

obsidian-mcp-server

mcp3.7.1

@cyanheads

Read, write, search, and surgically edit Obsidian vault notes, tags, and frontmatter via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.

By cyanheads | 23 findings | Scanned 10/26/2026 | tooltrust-scanner/v0.3.20 | 701

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TypeScriptApache-2.0Developer Tools20.0k/mo npm downloadsLast scan Oct 26, 2026
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Risk Summary

Safe With Normal Controls

Dep Visibility is the main signal, but overall risk remains within an acceptable range.

Potential impact: This finding indicates the tool should be reviewed before it is trusted.

Recommended action: No high-risk findings were detected in this scan, but you should still apply least-privilege defaults and rescan after changes.

Suggested policy: keep this tool behind manual approval, do not allow unattended runs, and re-scan after narrowing risky permissions.

Security Findings (23)

  • HighAS-012

    🔄Tool Drift

    Tool set changed silently at v3.7.1: 12 tool(s) added, 13 tool(s) removed without a version bump.

    + 12 added

    obsidian_append_to_noteobsidian_delete_noteobsidian_get_noteobsidian_list_notesobsidian_list_tagsobsidian_manage_frontmatterobsidian_manage_tagsobsidian_open_in_uiobsidian_patch_noteobsidian_replace_in_noteobsidian_search_notesobsidian_write_note

    − 13 removed

    obsidian_append_contentobsidian_batch_get_file_contentsobsidian_complex_searchobsidian_delete_fileobsidian_get_file_contentsobsidian_get_periodic_noteobsidian_get_recent_changesobsidian_get_recent_periodic_notesobsidian_list_files_in_dirobsidian_list_files_in_vaultobsidian_patch_contentobsidian_put_contentobsidian_simple_search

    Fix: The set of tools exposed by this server changed between scans of the same version — a sign the package was silently updated without a version bump. Audit the changelog and all tool definitions before trusting this server. Pin to a specific commit hash rather than a floating version tag.

  • LowAS-011

    ℹ️Missing Rate-Limit / Timeout ×2

    tool performs network or execution operations but declares no rate-limit, timeout, or retry configuration

    obsidian_list_notesobsidian_search_notes

    Fix: Declare explicit rate-limit, timeout, and retry configuration for all network and execution tools. Implement exponential back-off and surface resource state to the calling agent.

  • InfoAS-002

    ⚠️Excessive Permissions ×8

    declared capabilities: filesystem access

    obsidian_get_noteobsidian_open_in_uiobsidian_write_noteobsidian_append_to_noteobsidian_manage_tagsobsidian_delete_note

    declared capabilities: filesystem access, HTTP requests

    obsidian_list_notes

    declared capabilities: network access, filesystem access, database access

    obsidian_search_notes

    Fix: Tool requests broad permissions (exec/fs/network). Validate input parameters using Enums where possible, and restrict file system operations to explicit allowed directories.

  • InfoAS-014

    ℹ️Dependency Inventory Unavailable ×12

    Tool did not expose metadata.dependencies or repo_url, so supply-chain coverage is limited.

    obsidian_get_noteobsidian_list_notesobsidian_list_tagsobsidian_open_in_uiobsidian_search_notesobsidian_write_noteobsidian_append_to_noteobsidian_patch_noteobsidian_replace_in_noteobsidian_manage_frontmatterobsidian_manage_tagsobsidian_delete_note

    Fix: Review and remediate the identified issue.

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