Show HN: HN Reader for VS Code with Obsidian Saving

Category: infrastructure

Tags: obsidian, rest-api, mcp

Score: 8.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 8, Documentation: 9, Utility: 8)

This project is an Obsidian plugin that provides a local REST API and built-in MCP server, enabling scripts, browser extensions, and AI agents to read, write, search, and patch notes in an Obsidian vault with targeted section editing capabilities. It is interesting because it bridges Obsidian's note-taking ecosystem with external automation and AI tooling, offering a secure, authenticated interface for programmatic vault access.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, data engineers

Repository: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MichaelGoose.hn-reader · TypeScript · MIT · 2408 stars

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