AI Plugin IndexObsidian Hybrid Search vs brave
Obsidian Hybrid Search and brave are both search and web MCP servers. brave scores higher (95 vs 80 out of 100). brave has more GitHub stars (1.5k), and Obsidian Hybrid Search was updated more recently (5 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| Obsidian Hybrid Search | brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | Search Obsidian vaults with hybrid full-text, fuzzy, semantic, and graph retrieval. | Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,… |
| Publisher | Community: flowing-abyss | Verified: smithery.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality B | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 565 | Not on npm |
| Runs | Local | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 112 | 1,510 |
| Last commit | 19 Oct 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install Obsidian Hybrid Search | Install brave |
Questions
Is Obsidian Hybrid Search or brave more popular?
brave has more GitHub stars: 1,510.
Can I use Obsidian Hybrid Search and brave together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.