mlorentedev/hive

Overview

Hive provides on-demand access to Obsidian vaults via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling AI development tools to use personal notes as context. It is a Python-based infrastructure layer that connects AI assistants to structured knowledge stored in Obsidian.

Best for

Best for
Developers who use Obsidian and want AI tools to reference their notes on demand

Use cases

• Feeding Obsidian notes as context to AI coding assistants
• Querying personal knowledge vaults during development sessions
• Integrating existing Markdown notes into AI prompt workflows

How to use

Install

claude mcp add -s user hive -- uvx --upgrade hive-vault

Tools exposed

• vault_query
• vault_search
• vault_list
• vault_health
• vault_write
• vault_patch
• vault_commit
• capture_lesson
• session_briefing
• delegate_task
• worker_status

Tested with

Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI

Example client config

VAULT_PATH=$HOME/path/to/vault

Notes

Hive provides on-demand access to Obsidian vaults via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling AI development tools to use personal notes as context. It is a Python-based infrastructure layer that connects AI assistants to structured knowledge stored in Obsidian.

4 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-01. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Feeding Obsidian notes as context to AI coding assistants
• Querying personal knowledge vaults during development sessions
• Integrating existing Markdown notes into AI prompt workflows

Pros

• Directly leverages existing Obsidian vaults without migration
• On-demand access reduces manual context preparation
• Simple MCP interface for AI tool integration

Cons

• Requires an Obsidian vault and its local files
• Limited to what MCP supports and Python environment setup
• Small user base and minimal community support

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