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Open-source MCP server over a git-backed Obsidian vault. Single-user, self-host. Six tools, hybrid search, provenance/blame, auto-link discovery.

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Grove, an open-source MCP server to search/write to your Obsidian Vault

by jmilinovich·May 28, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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Git blame provenance tracking shows AI vs human-written content in your vault.

Strengths
  • •Hybrid BM25 + vector + title search with RRF fusion ranking.
  • •Every write becomes a git commit with provenance trailers for blame tracking.
  • •Six focused tools cover search, read, write, and vault diagnostics.
Weaknesses
  • •MCP servers for knowledge bases are becoming commoditized with many alternatives.
  • •Requires Voyage AI API key; no local embedding option mentioned.
Target Audience

Obsidian users building AI workflows with MCP-compatible clients

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Obsidian MCP connectors · Mem · Logseq AI plugins

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