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AI agent tools for Obsidian
Short answer: Our top pick for Obsidian: plannotator, with the highest AgentPick Score (82/100) among tools tagged "obsidian". Runners-up: claudian (80) and obsidian-mind (73). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | plannotator | Annotate and review coding agent plans and code diffs visually, share with your team, send feedback to agents with one click. | 82/100 | ★ 9.4k | Apache-2.0 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | claudian | An Obsidian plugin that embeds Claude Code/Codex as an AI collaborator in your vault | 80/100 | ★ 16k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | obsidian-mind | A self-organizing Obsidian vault that gives AI coding agents persistent memory. | 73/100 | ★ 5.3k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | basic-memory | AI conversations that actually remember. Never re-explain your project to your AI again. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tyvKNccgqN | 70/100 | ★ 4.2k | AGPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | smart-second-brain | A free, open-source Obsidian plugin that makes your vault smarter: better search, an interactive knowledge graph, and an AI assistant that knows your … | 68/100 | ★ 1.3k | MIT | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | pi-llm-wiki | Self-maintaining, Obsidian-compatible knowledge base for pi — turn raw sources into an interlinked wiki that compounds. Native Open Knowledge Format (… | 65/100 | ★ 611 | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | kiwifs | Markdown filesystem for agents and teams. | 63/100 | ★ 721 | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | obsidian-mcp-plugin | High-performance Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Obsidian that provides AI tools with direct vault access through semantic operations and HTTP… | 60/100 | ★ 466 | MIT | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #9 | obsidian-mcp-server | Read, write, search, and surgically edit Obsidian vault notes, tags, and frontmatter via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP. | 59/100 | ★ 695 | Apache-2.0 | 6 Oct 2026 |
| #10 | agentfiles | Browse, create, and edit AI agent files across Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and 12 coding tools — from Obsidian. | 54/100 | ★ 850 | MIT | 31 Aug 2026 |
| #11 | claude-code-memory-setup | Up to 71.5x fewer tokens per session on Claude Code with Obsidian + Graphify. Persistent memory, codebase knowledge graphs, and chat import pipeline. … | 48/100 | ★ 1k | MIT | 7 Oct 2026 |
| #12 | compass | Compass: run your whole life out of Obsidian. Daily questions, quarterly retreats, planning, habits, tasks, writing, and an AI assistant in the vault. | 44/100 | ★ 968 | MIT | 13 Sept 2026 |
| #13 | Kwipu | Ask questions across your Markdown notes using a fully local Graph RAG engine. Built for Obsidian vaults, works with any folder of Markdown files. Ext… | 28/100 | ★ 610 | MIT | 7 Sept 2026 |
| #14 | obsidian-claude-pkm | A complete starter kit for an Obsidian + Claude Code personal knowledge management system. | 25/100 | ★ 1.9k | MIT | 18 Feb 2026 |
Source: each project's public GitHub repository (description, stars, license, last push). Listed tools aren't tested or ranked by AgentPick.
How to choose
- Check which models and providers it supports.
- Prefer tools that show diffs and ask before running commands.
- Look for recent commits: coding agents change fast.
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