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Vault Cortex implements OAuth 2.1 for secure Claude access to personal notes

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An open-source MCP server called Vault Cortex allows Claude to access and modify a personal Obsidian vault, acting as a "second brain." The server's architecture prioritizes security due to the high value of the data it protects, implementing OAuth 2.1 for browser-based clients and a static bearer token for other applications. Deployed on AWS Lightsail with Cloudflare protection or as a simpler one-click deploy, the system has successfully handled production traffic without unauthenticated access, though it has not been tested against sophisticated adversaries. AI

IMPACT Provides a technical blueprint for securely integrating LLMs with personal knowledge bases.

RANK_REASON The article describes a specific software tool and its implementation details, rather than a new release or significant industry event.

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Vault Cortex implements OAuth 2.1 for secure Claude access to personal notes

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · aliasunder ·

    OAuth 2.1 for a Personal MCP Server: What Three Months in Production Changed

    <p><a href="https://github.com/aliasunder/vault-cortex" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vault Cortex</a> is an open-source MCP server that gives Claude read and write access to my Obsidian vault from any device. The vault is my entire second brain, and the server sits on the public int…

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