get_backlinks
Find every note that links to the given note, with source line/column. A quoted wikilink in a property counts, tagged source=property with the property name. A note whose frontmatter is not valid YAML does not fail the scan: its body is still read and it is named in warnings. response_format=concise returns {source_path, line} per backlink, without col, raw, kind and display.
| Domain | links |
| Scopes | read:notes |
| Access | read |
| Tags | read-only, domain:links |
| Profile | core, full |
Annotations
Section titled “Annotations”| Annotation | Value |
|---|---|
| Read-only | yes |
| Destructive | no |
| Idempotent | no |
| Accepts an idempotency key | no |
Idempotent is the advisory MCP idempotentHint. Destructive is also yes for a tool that
asks for confirmation only on some calls.
Confirmation (human in the loop)
Section titled “Confirmation (human in the loop)”No human confirmation is required to call this tool.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
vault |
string |
— | Vault id. May be omitted when only one vault is available. length 1–64; pattern ^[a-z0-9_-]+$ |
|
path |
string |
yes | — | length 1–1024 |
limit |
integer |
100 |
range 1–5000 | |
cursor |
string |
— | — | |
response_format |
enum |
— | concise returns only the high-signal fields; detailed (the shipped default) returns the full payload. Errors and safety warnings are never trimmed. When omitted, the server’s tools.defaults.responseFormat applies. One of: "concise", "detailed" |
|
verbosity |
enum |
— | Legacy alias for response_format: terse = concise, full = detailed. One of: "full", "terse" |
Output
Section titled “Output”| Field | Type | Always present | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
warnings |
object[] |
— | |
warnings[].path |
string |
with parent | — |
warnings[].reason |
enum |
with parent | One of: "frontmatter_yaml" |
warnings[].message |
string |
with parent | — |
warnings_omitted |
integer |
range ≥ -9007199254740991 | |
vault |
string |
yes | — |
path |
string |
yes | — |
total |
integer |
yes | range ≥ -9007199254740991 |
truncated |
boolean |
yes | — |
next_cursor |
string | null |
yes | — |
backlinks |
object[] |
yes | — |
backlinks[].source_path |
string |
yes | — |
backlinks[].line |
integer |
yes | range ≥ -9007199254740991 |
backlinks[].col |
integer |
range ≥ -9007199254740991 | |
backlinks[].raw |
string |
— | |
backlinks[].kind |
enum |
One of: "wikilink", "markdown", "embed" |
|
backlinks[].display |
string | null |
— | |
backlinks[].source |
enum |
One of: "property" |
|
backlinks[].property |
string |
— |
Related tools
Section titled “Related tools”Other tools in the links domain: find_link_cycles, find_orphans, find_unresolved_links, get_link_strength, get_outgoing_links, graph_centrality, graph_communities, graph_path_between, prune_hub_links, rewrite_link, suggest_links, vault_health_score.
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