ai-notes/mcp-tools-test-report.md

MCP Tools Test Report

Overview

Comprehensive testing of all MCP obsidian-docs tools exposed by the server.

Test Results

✅ list_notes - PASSING

Functionality: Lists all notes in the vault Test Results:

• Successfully listed 10 notes from the vault
• Returns array with: path, title, last_modified timestamp
• Works with optional folder parameter (tested with null and empty string)
• Status: ✅ Working correctly

Sample Output:

[
  {"path":"API Documentation.md","title":"API Documentation 123","last_modified":"2025-11-17T01:17:52.721411+00:00"},
  {"path":"test-from-cursor-over-mcp.md","title":"test from cursor over mcp","last_modified":"2025-11-17T02:16:14.156806+00:00"}
]

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✅ read_note - PASSING

Functionality: Reads a note with metadata and body Test Results:

• Successfully read existing notes
• Returns: path, title, metadata (created, updated, title), and body
• Properly handles deleted notes (returns "Note not found" error)
• Status: ✅ Working correctly

Sample Output:

{
  "path":"test-from-cursor-over-mcp.md",
  "title":"test from cursor over mcp",
  "metadata":{
    "created":"2025-11-17T02:13:39+00:00",
    "title":"test from cursor over mcp",
    "updated":"2025-11-17T02:16:14+00:00"
  },
  "body":"# test from cursor over mcp\n\nThis is a test note created from Cursor using the MCP server.\n\n**Updated**: This note has been updated to test the write_note functionality.\n\nNow referencing [[API Documentation]] to test backlinks."
}

Error Handling:

• ✅ Returns proper error for non-existent notes: "Note not found: test-delete-me.md"

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✅ write_note - PASSING

Functionality: Creates or updates notes with optional metadata Test Results:

• Successfully created new notes
• Successfully updated existing notes (preserves creation timestamp, updates modified timestamp)
• Supports optional title parameter
• Supports optional metadata parameter (not fully tested with tags)
• Automatically updates frontmatter timestamps
• Status: ✅ Working correctly

Test Cases:

1. ✅ Created new note: test-from-cursor-over-mcp.md
2. ✅ Updated existing note: Modified test-from-cursor-over-mcp.md and confirmed timestamp updated
3. ✅ Created note for deletion testing: test-delete-me.md

Sample Output:

{"status":"ok","path":"test-from-cursor-over-mcp.md"}

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✅ delete_note - PASSING

Functionality: Deletes a note from the vault Test Results:

• Successfully deleted test note test-delete-me.md
• Returns status confirmation: {"status":"ok"}
• Deleted note removed from vault (verified by attempting to read it)
• Status: ✅ Working correctly

Test Case:

1. ✅ Created test-delete-me.md
2. ✅ Verified it exists by reading it
3. ✅ Deleted it successfully
4. ✅ Confirmed deletion by attempting to read (returned "Note not found" error)

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✅ search_notes - MOSTLY PASSING

Functionality: Full-text search with snippets and recency-aware scoring Test Results:

• Successfully searches notes with proper queries
• Returns results with highlighted snippets using <mark> tags
• Supports limit parameter (tested with 5 and 10)
• Returns: path, title, snippet (with markdown highlights)
• Status: ⚠️ Working but has SQL syntax issues with special characters

Test Cases:

1. ✅ Search "test cursor" - Found matching note with highlights
2. ✅ Search "API" - Found multiple notes with proper highlighting
3. ❌ Search with special characters (apostrophe) - Error: fts5: syntax error near "'"

Sample Output:

[
  {
    "path":"test-from-cursor-over-mcp.md",
    "title":"test from cursor over mcp",
    "snippet":"# <mark>test</mark> from <mark>cursor</mark> over mcp\n\nThis is a <mark>test</mark> note created from <mark>Cursor</mark> using the MCP server."
  }
]

Known Issue:

• ❌ SQL syntax error when search query contains special characters like apostrophes
• Recommendation: Implement input sanitization/escaping for search queries

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✅ get_backlinks - PASSING

Functionality: Lists notes that reference the target note via wikilinks Test Results:

• Successfully retrieved backlinks for existing notes
• Returns array of notes that reference the target
• Includes: path and title for each backlink
• Status: ✅ Working correctly

Test Cases:

1. ✅ Retrieved backlinks for "API Documentation.md" - Found 6 notes referencing it
2. ✅ Confirmed backlinks include the test note we created that references it

Sample Output:

[
  {"path":"test-from-cursor-over-mcp.md","title":"test from cursor over mcp"},
  {"path":"Architecture Overview.md","title":"Architecture Overview"},
  {"path":"FAQ.md","title":"FAQ"}
]

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✅ get_tags - PASSING

Functionality: Lists all tags and their associated note counts Test Results:

• Successfully retrieved all tags from the vault
• Returns array with: tag name and count of notes using that tag
• Status: ✅ Working correctly

Sample Output:

[
  {"tag":"guide","count":2},
  {"tag":"agents","count":1},
  {"tag":"ai","count":1},
  {"tag":"architecture","count":1},
  {"tag":"mcp","count":1}
]

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Summary

Tools Tested: 7

Passing: 6

Passing with Issues: 1

Tool	Status	Notes
list_notes	✅ PASS	Works perfectly
read_note	✅ PASS	Works perfectly, proper error handling
write_note	✅ PASS	Works perfectly, updates timestamps correctly
delete_note	✅ PASS	Works perfectly, proper cleanup
search_notes	⚠️ PASS (with issues)	SQL syntax error with special characters
get_backlinks	✅ PASS	Works perfectly
get_tags	✅ PASS	Works perfectly

Issues Found

1. Search Query SQL Syntax Error

Severity: Medium Description: The search_notes tool fails when search queries contain special characters like apostrophes Error Message: fts5: syntax error near "'" Recommendation: Implement proper SQL escaping/sanitization for FTS5 queries in the backend

Recommendations

1. Fix SQL injection vulnerability in search functionality
2. Add input validation for all tool parameters
3. Consider adding:
   • Error codes for better error handling
   • Rate limiting information
   • Validation for path parameters (no '..' or '\' as documented)

Test Notes Created/Modified

• ✅ test-from-cursor-over-mcp.md - Created and updated
• ✅ test-delete-me.md - Created and deleted (for deletion testing)

Conclusion

Overall, the MCP server is working well with 6 out of 7 tools functioning perfectly. The only issue is with the search functionality when handling special characters, which should be addressed for production use.