Install

Obelisk comes in three pieces that install separately. Most people want only the plugin. The CLI and the MCP server are what an agent uses to reach the same comments.

The plugin

Obelisk is in the community plugin directory.

1. In Settings → Community plugins → Browse, search for Obelisk.
2. Install it.
3. Enable Obelisk under Settings → Community plugins.

Updates come from Check for updates in the same panel.

The plugin can also be added via the Add to Obsidian button in its directory listing.

Caution

Community plugins have to be turned on for the vault before any of this appears. On mobile, the plugin loads but has not been tested there.

The CLI

npm install -g obelisk-mcp

One package, two commands: obelisk is the CLI, obelisk-mcp is the MCP server. Check the install against a note:

obelisk list /path/to/vault/some-note.md

That prints the note’s comments, then its body with line numbers.

The MCP server

claude mcp add obelisk --scope user -- npx -y obelisk-mcp

One registration covers every vault: the tools work on whichever vault the agent is running in.