install io.github.cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server on Cursor

Requires the runtime declared in the upstream repo — check the README before running. Cursor reloads its MCP servers automatically the moment the file is saved — no restart needed. Paste the config below, then follow the reload step to register io.github.cyanheads/obsidian-mcp-server.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": [
        "obsidian-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "your-local-rest-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}