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Local REST API for Obsidian — Open

Local REST API for Obsidian — Open. 1 operations. Lead operation: Open the specified document in the Obsidian user interface.. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Obsidian business surface.

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What You Can Do

POST
Post — Open the specified document in the Obsidian user interface.
/v1/open/{filename}

MCP Tools

open-specified-document-obsidian-user

Open the specified document in the Obsidian user interface.

Capability Spec

local-rest-open.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Local REST API for Obsidian — Open
  description: 'Local REST API for Obsidian — Open. 1 operations. Lead operation: Open the specified document in the Obsidian
    user interface.. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Obsidian business surface.'
  tags:
  - Obsidian
  - Open
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    OBSIDIAN_API_KEY: OBSIDIAN_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: local-rest-open
    baseUri: https://{host}:{port}
    description: Local REST API for Obsidian — Open business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: open-filename
      path: /open/{filename}
      operations:
      - name: post
        method: POST
        description: Open the specified document in the Obsidian user interface.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: filename
          in: path
          type: string
          description: Path to the file to return (relative to your vault root).
          required: true
        - name: newLeaf
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: Open this as a new leaf?
    authentication:
      type: bearer
      token: '{{env.OBSIDIAN_API_KEY}}'
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: local-rest-open-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for Local REST API for Obsidian — Open. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation,
      prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/open/{filename}
      name: open-filename
      description: REST surface for open-filename.
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: post
        description: Open the specified document in the Obsidian user interface.
        call: local-rest-open.post
        with:
          filename: rest.filename
          newLeaf: rest.newLeaf
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: local-rest-open-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Local REST API for Obsidian — Open. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through
      this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: open-specified-document-obsidian-user
      description: Open the specified document in the Obsidian user interface.
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: local-rest-open.post
      with:
        filename: tools.filename
        newLeaf: tools.newLeaf
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.