obsidian - sync screen history to your notes

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setup with copilot plugin

1. install the Copilot plugin from Obsidian community plugins
2. open Copilot settings → MCP Servers
3. add screenpipe:

{
  "screenpipe": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "screenpipe-mcp"]
  }
}

4. restart Obsidian

• “what was I reading about yesterday?”
• “find my meeting notes from this morning”
• “what code was I looking at in VS Code?“

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manual workflow

# search recent screen content
curl "http://localhost:3030/search?q=meeting&limit=10" | jq '.data[].content.text'

# get audio transcriptions from today
curl "http://localhost:3030/search?content_type=audio&limit=20"

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use cases

• daily notes: automatically pull what you worked on into daily notes
• meeting notes: capture transcriptions and screen context from meetings
• research: recall articles and documentation you’ve read
• project logs: track what you’ve done across different apps

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requirements

• screenpipe running on localhost:3030
• Obsidian with Copilot plugin (for MCP integration)
• Node.js >= 18.0.0

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troubleshooting

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Copilot plugin can’t connect to screenpipe

1. verify screenpipe is running: screenpipe health
2. check it’s accessible: curl http://localhost:3030/health
3. verify MCP command: npx screenpipe-mcp --help
4. if using CLI, set API key: screenpipe auth
5. restart Obsidian

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Queries return no results

• screenpipe hasn’t indexed yet (wait 30+ seconds)
• recording is paused — check Settings → Recording
• try broad queries first: “what did I do today?”

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Sync pipe fails to write

1. verify vault path in pipe settings
2. check screenpipe has file permissions to vault folder
3. restart both apps
4. check logs: SCREENPIPE_LOG=debug screenpipe

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”Unauthorized” error from Copilot

{
  "screenpipe": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "screenpipe-mcp"],
    "env": {"SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_KEY": "your_key_from_screenpipe_auth"}
  }
}