# 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. > `pkmv:LocalRESTAPIWithMCP` · [term page](https://w3id.org/pkm/vocab/LocalRESTAPIWithMCP) · [Turtle](https://w3id.org/pkm/vocab/terms/LocalRESTAPIWithMCP.ttl) ## 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]] --- #vocab/term · created 2026-08-29 · modified 2026-08-29