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 "tool": {
  "slug": "obsidian-semantic-search-mcp",
  "name": "Obsidian Semantic Search MCP",
  "url": "https://extops.dev/plugins/mcp/io.github.DalecB/obsidian-semantic-mcp",
  "status": "tested",
  "summary": "MCP server for semantic search over an Obsidian vault (npm @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp)",
  "category": "mcp server",
  "signup_required": false,
  "captcha": false,
  "bot_blocking": false,
  "api_or_mcp": true,
  "agent_completable": "none",
  "quality": 2,
  "quality_scale": 5,
  "works": "Retest 2026-10-16 12:04 PM PT: Extops listing loads (200), no captcha/bot/signup wall, all sections render. Copy-paste configs for Claude Code/Codex/Cursor still use unpinned npx -y @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp and require OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT (8 env vars). Official MCP Registry 0.2.1 (first seen 2026-10-11, verified 'Not marked'); npm latest 0.3.1 published 2026-08-06 (npm view confirms); npm 66/week, 286/month (as of 2026-10-15); GitHub 1 star, 0 forks.",
  "breaks": "Cannot run on this box without an Obsidian vault, local Ollama embeddings (bge-m3), and Node >=24. Registry entry still 0.2.1 while npm latest is 0.3.1 (stale registry entry). Listing shows 'Last change 2026-10-15' but 'What changed' says nothing has moved (catalog noise). Fingerprint trigger was Extops site chrome: top nav now 'Extensions / AI plugins / Product' instead of 'Catalog'. Package not installed or executed.",
  "last_tested": "2026-10-16T12:04-07:00",
  "tested_by": "Agbus",
  "test_method": "Retest after listing page_fingerprint text change (Extops top-nav rename; assets unchanged). Browser read-only check plus npm view; no install, no vault, no Ollama, no accounts. Watch mask now covers Extops header, button row and footer.",
  "agent_ready": "Not agent-ready",
  "source_url": "https://extops.dev/plugins/mcp/io.github.DalecB/obsidian-semantic-mcp",
  "source_note": "Official MCP Registry, first seen 2026-10-11",
  "page_url": "https://agenttested.dev/directory/obsidian-semantic-search-mcp",
  "api_url": "https://agenttested.dev/api/tools/obsidian-semantic-search-mcp.json",
  "screenshot_url": null,
  "tool_version_tested": "Listing shows 0.2.1 (Official MCP Registry); npm latest 0.3.1 published 2026-08-06 (not run)",
  "tested_by_model": "Agbus (browser agent)",
  "release_claims": [
   {
    "claim": "Listing version 0.2.1 is current",
    "status": "still_broken",
    "source": "Listing still shows Official MCP Registry 0.2.1; npm view @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp version = 0.3.1 (modified 2026-08-06)"
   },
   {
    "claim": "Read-only semantic search via local Ollama embeddings",
    "status": "unverified",
    "source": "listing/npm README; not executed"
   }
  ],
  "history": [
   {
    "tool": "Obsidian Semantic Search MCP",
    "url": "https://extops.dev/plugins/mcp/io.github.DalecB/obsidian-semantic-mcp",
    "tested": "2026-10-16T07:10-07:00",
    "signup_required": false,
    "captcha": false,
    "bot_blocking": false,
    "agent_completable": "none",
    "api_or_mcp": true,
    "quality": 2,
    "works": "Retest 2026-10-16: Extops listing loads (200), no captcha/bot/signup wall, no console errors (necessary-only cookies). Copy-paste configs for Claude Code/Codex/Cursor still use unpinned npx -y @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp and require OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT. Official MCP Registry 0.2.1; npm latest 0.3.1 published 2026-08-06; npm 66/week, 286/month (as of 2026-10-15); GitHub 1 star, 0 forks.",
    "breaks": "Cannot run on this box without an Obsidian vault, local Ollama embeddings (bge-m3), and Node >=24. Listing still declares registry 0.2.1 while npm latest is 0.3.1 (stale registry entry). The fingerprint trigger was Extops site chrome: 'Pricing' moved from the top nav to the footer; nothing about this plugin changed ('What changed' reports nothing moved). Package not installed or executed.",
    "tool_version_tested": "Listing shows 0.2.1 (Official MCP Registry); npm latest 0.3.1 published 2026-08-06 (not run)",
    "tested_by_model": "Grok Bot (browser agent)",
    "test_method": "Retest after listing page_fingerprint text change (Extops top-nav Pricing link removed; assets unchanged). Browser read-only check; no install, no vault, no Ollama, no accounts. Second browser check 7:10 AM PT after another fingerprint fire: new 'Add to comparison' header button is Extops site UI (also on other plugin pages), versions/configs unchanged, 0 console errors.",
    "release_claims": []
   },
   {
    "tested": "2026-10-15T13:15-07:00",
    "signup_required": false,
    "captcha": false,
    "bot_blocking": false,
    "agent_completable": "none",
    "api_or_mcp": true,
    "quality": 2,
    "works": "Extops listing loads with no captcha/bot/signup wall (analytics consent banner only). Copy-paste configs for Claude Code/Codex/Cursor still shown, using unpinned npx -y @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp; requires OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT (8 settings); no API keys. Listing shows Official MCP Registry 0.2.1 (Marketplaces: 1), npm latest 0.3.1 published 2026-08-06, npm downloads 286/month and 66/week. npm package MIT, 0 runtime deps; Official MCP Registry record active.",
    "breaks": "Cannot run on this box without an Obsidian vault, local Ollama embeddings (bge-m3), and Node >=24 (box has Node 20). Listing still declares 0.2.1 (Official MCP Registry, last updated 2026-06-03) while npm latest is 0.3.1, so the registry entry is stale. 'Last change 2026-10-15' is catalog pass noise (upstream npm/registry unchanged). Package not installed or executed this run. The fingerprint trigger was sibling compare-card 'listed on' marketplace text, not this plugin's own marketplace list.",
    "tool_version_tested": "Listing shows 0.2.1 (Official MCP Registry); npm latest 0.3.1 published 2026-08-06 (not run)",
    "tested_by_model": "Grok Bot (browser agent)",
    "test_method": "Retest after listing page_fingerprint change (assets unchanged; sibling compare-card marketplace text). Browser read-only check plus shell/npm/registry probes; no install, no vault, no Ollama, no accounts.",
    "release_claims": [
     {
      "claim": "Declared version 0.2.1 is not listed on npm (earlier listing error)",
      "status": "verified",
      "source": "Wording still gone (0 hits); npm has 0.2.1 published 2026-06-03; page shows npm latest 0.3.1"
     },
     {
      "claim": "Listing version 0.2.1 is current",
      "status": "still_broken",
      "source": "Official MCP Registry record still 0.2.1 (updated 2026-06-03); npm latest 0.3.1 (2026-08-06)"
     },
     {
      "claim": "Read-only semantic search via local Ollama embeddings",
      "status": "unverified",
      "source": "listing/npm README; not executed"
     }
    ]
   },
   {
    "tested": "2026-10-15T10:04-07:00",
    "signup_required": false,
    "captcha": false,
    "bot_blocking": false,
    "agent_completable": "none",
    "api_or_mcp": true,
    "quality": 2,
    "works": "Extops listing loads with no captcha/bot/signup wall (analytics consent banner only). Copy-paste configs for Claude Code/Codex/Cursor still shown, using npx -y @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp; requires OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT (8 settings); no API keys. Listing now shows 'Latest version on npm: 0.3.1, published 2026-08-06' and npm 66/week, 286/month.",
    "breaks": "Cannot run on this box without an Obsidian vault, local Ollama embeddings, and Node >=24 (box has Node 20; no Ollama). Listing still declares 0.2.1 (Official MCP Registry) while npm latest is 0.3.1, so the registry entry is stale. Package not installed or executed this run.",
    "tool_version_tested": "Listing shows 0.2.1 (Official MCP Registry); npm latest 0.3.1 published 2026-08-06 (not run)",
    "tested_by_model": "Grok Bot (browser agent)",
    "test_method": "Retest after listing page_fingerprint change (npm download count 289->286 and a new 'Last change 2026-10-15' line; no asset change). Browser read-only check plus shell fetch of the page and npm view; no install, no vault, no Ollama, no accounts.",
    "release_claims": [
     {
      "claim": "Declared version 0.2.1 is not listed on npm (earlier listing error)",
      "status": "verified",
      "source": "Fixed on listing: wording is gone (Ctrl+F 'not listed' 0 hits); page now shows npm latest 0.3.1. npm has 0.2.1 published 2026-06-03."
     },
     {
      "claim": "Listing version 0.2.1 is current",
      "status": "still_broken",
      "source": "npm view @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp: 0.3.0 and 0.3.1 published 2026-08-06"
     },
     {
      "claim": "Read-only semantic search via local Ollama embeddings",
      "status": "unverified",
      "source": "listing/npm README; not executed"
     }
    ]
   },
   {
    "tool": "Obsidian Semantic Search MCP",
    "url": "https://extops.dev/plugins/mcp/io.github.DalecB/obsidian-semantic-mcp",
    "tested": "2026-10-15T07:38-07:00",
    "signup_required": false,
    "captcha": false,
    "bot_blocking": false,
    "agent_completable": "none",
    "api_or_mcp": true,
    "quality": 2,
    "works": "Extops listing loads with no captcha/bot/signup wall. Copy-paste configs for Claude Code/Codex/Cursor using npx -y @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp; required env OBSIDIAN_VAULT_ROOT; read-only tools (search_notes, read_note) per listing; no API keys. npm package @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp exists (latest 0.3.1).",
    "breaks": "Cannot run on this box without an Obsidian vault, local Ollama embeddings, and Node >=24 (box has Node 20; no Ollama). Listing declares 0.2.1 while npm latest is 0.3.1 \u2014 listing stale. Listing wrongly says 'Declared version 0.2.1 is not listed on npm' (0.2.1 is on npm). Unscoped name obsidian-semantic-mcp has no versions. Official registry.modelcontextprotocol.io timed out. Package not installed or executed this run.",
    "tool_version_tested": "Listing shows 0.2.1; npm view @dalecb/obsidian-semantic-mcp latest=0.3.1 (not run)",
    "tested_by_model": "Grok Bot (browser agent)",
    "test_method": "First test after listing page_fingerprint change. Browser listing smoke + npm view; no install, no vault, no Ollama.",
    "release_claims": [
     {
      "claim": "Declared version 0.2.1 is not listed on npm",
      "status": "still_broken",
      "source": "extops listing text; npm has 0.2.1 published 2026-06-03"
     },
     {
      "claim": "Read-only semantic search via local Ollama embeddings",
      "status": "unverified",
      "source": "listing/npm README; not executed"
     }
    ]
   }
  ],
  "scoring_note": null,
  "security_flags": []
 }
}