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To add Nouz to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It declares 8 environment variables, listed below.

DevTools

Install

uvx nouz-mcp@4.0.0

Environment variables

OBSIDIAN_ROOTSet in your MCP config
NOUZ_CONFIGSet in your MCP config
NOUZ_DATABASE_NAMESet in your MCP config
NOUZ_DATABASE_PATHSet in your MCP config
EMBED_ENABLEDSet in your MCP config
EMBED_PROVIDERSet in your MCP config
EMBED_MODELSet in your MCP config
EMBED_API_URLSet in your MCP config

Set only if the maker requires them; this listing does not flag any of them as required.

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add nouz --env OBSIDIAN_ROOT=<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_ROOT> --env NOUZ_CONFIG=<YOUR_NOUZ_CONFIG> --env NOUZ_DATABASE_NAME=<YOUR_NOUZ_DATABASE_NAME> --env NOUZ_DATABASE_PATH=<YOUR_NOUZ_DATABASE_PATH> --env EMBED_ENABLED=<YOUR_EMBED_ENABLED> --env EMBED_PROVIDER=<YOUR_EMBED_PROVIDER> --env EMBED_MODEL=<YOUR_EMBED_MODEL> --env EMBED_API_URL=<YOUR_EMBED_API_URL> -- uvx nouz-mcp@4.0.0

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

Nouz exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server declares the following environment variables. Set only the ones the maker requires for your setup; this listing does not flag any of them as required:

OBSIDIAN_ROOT
NOUZ_CONFIG
NOUZ_DATABASE_NAME
NOUZ_DATABASE_PATH
EMBED_ENABLED
EMBED_PROVIDER
EMBED_MODEL
EMBED_API_URL

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Nouz?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Nouz to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with Nouz?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Nouz as well.

Does Nouz need an API key?

This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use these environment variables: OBSIDIAN_ROOT, NOUZ_CONFIG, NOUZ_DATABASE_NAME, NOUZ_DATABASE_PATH, EMBED_ENABLED, EMBED_PROVIDER, EMBED_MODEL, EMBED_API_URL; the maker's docs say which of them your setup needs. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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