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Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Directories

Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Directories. 2 operations. Lead operation: List files that exist in the root of your vault.. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Obsidian business surface.

Run with Naftiko ObsidianVault Directories

What You Can Do

GET
Get — List files that exist in the root of your vault.
/v1/vault
GET
Get — List files that exist in the specified directory.
/v1/vault/{pathtodirectory}

MCP Tools

list-files-that-exist-root

List files that exist in the root of your vault.

read-only idempotent
list-files-that-exist-specified

List files that exist in the specified directory.

read-only idempotent

Capability Spec

local-rest-vault-directories.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Directories
  description: 'Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Directories. 2 operations. Lead operation: List files that exist in the
    root of your vault.. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Obsidian business surface.'
  tags:
  - Obsidian
  - Vault Directories
  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-vault-directories
    baseUri: https://{host}:{port}
    description: Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Directories business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: vault
      path: /vault/
      operations:
      - name: get
        method: GET
        description: List files that exist in the root of your vault.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
    - name: vault-pathToDirectory
      path: /vault/{pathToDirectory}/
      operations:
      - name: get
        method: GET
        description: List files that exist in the specified directory.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: pathToDirectory
          in: path
          type: string
          description: Path to list files from (relative to your vault root).  Note that empty directories will not be returned.
          required: true
    authentication:
      type: bearer
      token: '{{env.OBSIDIAN_API_KEY}}'
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: local-rest-vault-directories-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Directories. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed
      operation, prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/vault
      name: vault
      description: REST surface for vault.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: get
        description: List files that exist in the root of your vault.
        call: local-rest-vault-directories.get
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/vault/{pathtodirectory}
      name: vault-pathtodirectory
      description: REST surface for vault-pathToDirectory.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: get
        description: List files that exist in the specified directory.
        call: local-rest-vault-directories.get
        with:
          pathToDirectory: rest.pathToDirectory
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: local-rest-vault-directories-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Directories. One tool per consumed operation, routed
      inline through this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: list-files-that-exist-root
      description: List files that exist in the root of your vault.
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: local-rest-vault-directories.get
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: list-files-that-exist-specified
      description: List files that exist in the specified directory.
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: local-rest-vault-directories.get
      with:
        pathToDirectory: tools.pathToDirectory
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.