# Local REST API with MCP
Support automation for notes using REST API for apps or MCP server for AI agents.
> [!info]- Canonical definition
> This term is maintained in the [[vocab|PKM Vocabulary]] SKOS source, not here.
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## Scope
- Enable Obsidian functions for Claude Desktop or Claude Code, Cursor, and other MCP clients such as Python services, scripts, or agents.
- Create, read, update, or delete notes.
- Patch specific sections of notes by heading, block, or frontmatter properties.
- Search you vault using full-text or JsonLogic queries against note metadata (frontmatter, tags, path, or content).
- Access the active Obsidian file.
- List and execute commands.
- Query tags.
- Open files in Obsidian user interface.
## Broader
- [[Obsidian Plugin (Term)|Obsidian Plugin]]
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#vocab/term · created 2026-08-29 · modified 2026-08-29