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Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Files

Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Files. 5 operations. Lead operation: Delete a particular file in your vault.. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Obsidian business surface.

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What You Can Do

DELETE
Delete — Delete a particular file in your vault.
/v1/vault/{filename}
GET
Get — Return the content of a single file in your vault.
/v1/vault/{filename}
PATCH
Patch — Partially update content in an existing note.
/v1/vault/{filename}
POST
Post — Append content to a new or existing file.
/v1/vault/{filename}
PUT
Put — Create a new file in your vault or update the content of an existing one.
/v1/vault/{filename}

MCP Tools

delete-particular-file-your-vault

Delete a particular file in your vault.

idempotent
return-content-single-file-your

Return the content of a single file in your vault.

read-only idempotent
partially-update-content-existing-note

Partially update content in an existing note.

idempotent
append-content-new-existing-file

Append content to a new or existing file.

create-new-file-your-vault

Create a new file in your vault or update the content of an existing one.

idempotent

Capability Spec

local-rest-vault-files.yaml Raw ↑ 
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Files
  description: 'Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Files. 5 operations. Lead operation: Delete a particular file in your
    vault.. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Obsidian business surface.'
  tags:
  - Obsidian
  - Vault Files
  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-files
    baseUri: https://{host}:{port}
    description: Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Files business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: vault-filename
      path: /vault/{filename}
      operations:
      - name: delete
        method: DELETE
        description: Delete a particular file in your vault.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: filename
          in: path
          type: string
          description: Path to the relevant file (relative to your vault root).
          required: true
      - name: get
        method: GET
        description: Return the content of a single file in your vault.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: filename
          in: path
          type: string
          description: Path to the relevant file (relative to your vault root).
          required: true
        - name: Target-Type
          in: header
          type: string
          description: Type of sub-document section to target. When specified, the operation
        - name: Target
          in: header
          type: string
          description: The section to target; required when `Target-Type` is specified.
        - name: Target-Delimiter
          in: header
          type: string
          description: Delimiter used when specifying nested heading targets (e.g. "Heading 1::Subheading"). Defaults to "::".
      - name: patch
        method: PATCH
        description: Partially update content in an existing note.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: filename
          in: path
          type: string
          description: Path to the relevant file (relative to your vault root).
          required: true
        - name: Operation
          in: header
          type: string
          description: Patch operation to perform
          required: true
        - name: Create-Target-If-Missing
          in: header
          type: string
          description: If the specified Target does not exist, create it?
        - name: Apply-If-Content-Preexists
          in: header
          type: string
          description: If patch data already exists in Target, apply patch anyway?
        - name: Trim-Target-Whitespace
          in: header
          type: string
          description: Trim whitespace from Target content before applying the operation?
        - name: Target-Type
          in: header
          type: string
          description: Type of sub-document section to target. When specified, the operation
          required: true
        - name: Target
          in: header
          type: string
          description: The section to target; required when `Target-Type` is specified.
          required: true
        - name: Target-Delimiter
          in: header
          type: string
          description: Delimiter used when specifying nested heading targets (e.g. "Heading 1::Subheading"). Defaults to "::".
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
      - name: post
        method: POST
        description: Append content to a new or existing file.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: filename
          in: path
          type: string
          description: Path to the relevant file (relative to your vault root).
          required: true
        - name: Create-Target-If-Missing
          in: header
          type: string
          description: If the specified Target does not exist, create it?
        - name: Apply-If-Content-Preexists
          in: header
          type: string
          description: If patch data already exists in Target, apply patch anyway?
        - name: Trim-Target-Whitespace
          in: header
          type: string
          description: Trim whitespace from Target content before applying the operation?
        - name: Target-Type
          in: header
          type: string
          description: Type of sub-document section to target. When specified, the operation
        - name: Target
          in: header
          type: string
          description: The section to target; required when `Target-Type` is specified.
        - name: Target-Delimiter
          in: header
          type: string
          description: Delimiter used when specifying nested heading targets (e.g. "Heading 1::Subheading"). Defaults to "::".
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
      - name: put
        method: PUT
        description: Create a new file in your vault or update the content of an existing one.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: filename
          in: path
          type: string
          description: Path to the relevant file (relative to your vault root).
          required: true
        - name: Apply-If-Content-Preexists
          in: header
          type: string
          description: If patch data already exists in Target, apply patch anyway?
        - name: Trim-Target-Whitespace
          in: header
          type: string
          description: Trim whitespace from Target content before applying the operation?
        - name: Target-Type
          in: header
          type: string
          description: Type of sub-document section to target. When specified, the operation
        - name: Target
          in: header
          type: string
          description: The section to target; required when `Target-Type` is specified.
        - name: Target-Delimiter
          in: header
          type: string
          description: Delimiter used when specifying nested heading targets (e.g. "Heading 1::Subheading"). Defaults to "::".
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
    authentication:
      type: bearer
      token: '{{env.OBSIDIAN_API_KEY}}'
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: local-rest-vault-files-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Files. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed
      operation, prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/vault/{filename}
      name: vault-filename
      description: REST surface for vault-filename.
      operations:
      - method: DELETE
        name: delete
        description: Delete a particular file in your vault.
        call: local-rest-vault-files.delete
        with:
          filename: rest.filename
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: GET
        name: get
        description: Return the content of a single file in your vault.
        call: local-rest-vault-files.get
        with:
          filename: rest.filename
          Target-Type: rest.Target-Type
          Target: rest.Target
          Target-Delimiter: rest.Target-Delimiter
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: PATCH
        name: patch
        description: Partially update content in an existing note.
        call: local-rest-vault-files.patch
        with:
          filename: rest.filename
          Operation: rest.Operation
          Create-Target-If-Missing: rest.Create-Target-If-Missing
          Apply-If-Content-Preexists: rest.Apply-If-Content-Preexists
          Trim-Target-Whitespace: rest.Trim-Target-Whitespace
          Target-Type: rest.Target-Type
          Target: rest.Target
          Target-Delimiter: rest.Target-Delimiter
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: POST
        name: post
        description: Append content to a new or existing file.
        call: local-rest-vault-files.post
        with:
          filename: rest.filename
          Create-Target-If-Missing: rest.Create-Target-If-Missing
          Apply-If-Content-Preexists: rest.Apply-If-Content-Preexists
          Trim-Target-Whitespace: rest.Trim-Target-Whitespace
          Target-Type: rest.Target-Type
          Target: rest.Target
          Target-Delimiter: rest.Target-Delimiter
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: PUT
        name: put
        description: Create a new file in your vault or update the content of an existing one.
        call: local-rest-vault-files.put
        with:
          filename: rest.filename
          Apply-If-Content-Preexists: rest.Apply-If-Content-Preexists
          Trim-Target-Whitespace: rest.Trim-Target-Whitespace
          Target-Type: rest.Target-Type
          Target: rest.Target
          Target-Delimiter: rest.Target-Delimiter
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: local-rest-vault-files-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Local REST API for Obsidian — Vault Files. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline
      through this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: delete-particular-file-your-vault
      description: Delete a particular file in your vault.
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: true
        idempotent: true
      call: local-rest-vault-files.delete
      with:
        filename: tools.filename
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: return-content-single-file-your
      description: Return the content of a single file in your vault.
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: local-rest-vault-files.get
      with:
        filename: tools.filename
        Target-Type: tools.Target-Type
        Target: tools.Target
        Target-Delimiter: tools.Target-Delimiter
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: partially-update-content-existing-note
      description: Partially update content in an existing note.
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: local-rest-vault-files.patch
      with:
        filename: tools.filename
        Operation: tools.Operation
        Create-Target-If-Missing: tools.Create-Target-If-Missing
        Apply-If-Content-Preexists: tools.Apply-If-Content-Preexists
        Trim-Target-Whitespace: tools.Trim-Target-Whitespace
        Target-Type: tools.Target-Type
        Target: tools.Target
        Target-Delimiter: tools.Target-Delimiter
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: append-content-new-existing-file
      description: Append content to a new or existing file.
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: local-rest-vault-files.post
      with:
        filename: tools.filename
        Create-Target-If-Missing: tools.Create-Target-If-Missing
        Apply-If-Content-Preexists: tools.Apply-If-Content-Preexists
        Trim-Target-Whitespace: tools.Trim-Target-Whitespace
        Target-Type: tools.Target-Type
        Target: tools.Target
        Target-Delimiter: tools.Target-Delimiter
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: create-new-file-your-vault
      description: Create a new file in your vault or update the content of an existing one.
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: local-rest-vault-files.put
      with:
        filename: tools.filename
        Apply-If-Content-Preexists: tools.Apply-If-Content-Preexists
        Trim-Target-Whitespace: tools.Trim-Target-Whitespace
        Target-Type: tools.Target-Type
        Target: tools.Target
        Target-Delimiter: tools.Target-Delimiter
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.