Does Obsidian MCP works with Foam?

[TomLucidor]

Some of the main Obsidian MCPs out there does NOT rely on Obsidian APIs, and instead they use the MarkDown files outright, I wonder if Foam can be treated as a substitute https://github.com/bitbonsai/mcp-obsidian

[itxashancode]

I’ve tried the same thing - point the MCP server at a plain folder of markdown files and let Foam edit them - and it works for the core MCP ops (search, get‑by‑id, backlinks). MCP doesn’t need the Obsidian UI, it just walks the file tree and parses the markdown, so a Foam vault is just another folder of .md files.

The catch is any MCP feature that expects Obsidian‑specific data (e.g. the .obsidian/plugins folder, custom CSS, or the internal cache) will be missing. If you’re only using the “safe vault access” endpoints (read/write, list files, resolve links), just point the MCP config to your Foam workspace and you’re good. For anything that relies on Obsidian’s internal metadata you’ll hit gaps - you’d have to roll your own shim or stick with an actual Obsidian vault.