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list_commands

Enumerate available Obsidian commands (optional substring filter). Uses the companion plugin, falling back to Local REST API’s native /commands/ route when the companion is unreachable. Domain: automation.

Domain automation
Scopes read:command
Access read
Tags read-only, plugin-bridge, domain:automation
Profile full only
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.

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_-]+$
filter string — —
limit integer 100 range 1–1000
cursor string — —
Field Type Always present Description
vault string yes —
items object[] yes —
items[].id string yes —
items[].name string yes —
total integer yes range ≥ -9007199254740991
source enum One of: "local-rest-api"

Other tools in the automation domain: bundle_files, bundle_folder, eval_dataview_field, execute_command, execute_template, generate_uri, list_quickadd_actions, list_tasks, list_templates, makemd_list_spaces, makemd_query, remotely_save_status, remotely_save_trigger, show_file_in_obsidian, tasks_filter, trigger_quickadd, update_task, validate_dql.

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