vault-cortex

Connects Claude to your Obsidian vault without running Obsidian itself or installing plugins. Ships as a Docker container that reads and writes markdown files directly, with SQLite FTS5 for BM25-ranked search across 23 tools. You get CRUD operations, backlink queries, frontmatter manipulation, and a structured memory layer that appends dated entries to designated notes. Works locally against a folder or remotely via OAuth with Obsidian Sync keeping the vault current. Useful when you want your AI assistant to treat your personal knowledge base as working memory, or when you're building workflows that need programmatic access to wikilinks, tags, and daily notes without spinning up the full Obsidian app.