Google Calendar MCP (nspady) vs mcp-obsidian (Obsidian Local REST API)

A side-by-side comparison of two Productivity servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Google Calendar MCP (nspady) Manage Google Calendar events across multiple accounts with natural-language scheduling. Verified stdio (local) OAuth TypeScript	mcp-obsidian (Obsidian Local REST API) Read, search, and edit your Obsidian vault through the Local REST API community plugin. Verified stdio (local) API key Python
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	OAuth	API key
GitHub stars	1.1k	3.6k
Last commit	3 months ago	4 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @cocal/google-calendar-mcp`	`uvx mcp-obsidian`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Google Calendar MCP (nspady) if you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick mcp-obsidian (Obsidian Local REST API) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add Google Calendar MCP (nspady)

Install / run

npx -y @cocal/google-calendar-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-calendar-mcp-nspady": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cocal/google-calendar-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS": "/absolute/path/to/gcp-oauth.keys.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add mcp-obsidian (Obsidian Local REST API)

Install / run

uvx mcp-obsidian

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-obsidian-obsidian-local-rest-api": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-obsidian"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
        "OBSIDIAN_PORT": "27124",
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your-obsidian-rest-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

Google Calendar MCP (nspady) or mcp-obsidian (Obsidian Local REST API) — which is better?

Pick Google Calendar MCP (nspady) if you need the broadest set of tools. Pick mcp-obsidian (Obsidian Local REST API) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Google Calendar MCP (nspady) and mcp-obsidian (Obsidian Local REST API)?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Google Calendar MCP (nspady) and mcp-obsidian (Obsidian Local REST API) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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