# Markdown Frontmatter MCP

> Use this tool when you need to efficiently query and organize Markdown files in knowledge bases by filtering tags, recency, and folders. It solves problems of information overload and discovery by surfacing relevant content based on created and updated dates. The tool takes Markdown files with front matter metadata as input and outputs a filtered list of notes, making it ideal for use cases like note-taking, research, and knowledge management.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/caffeinatedwes-markdown-frontmatter-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/caffeinatedwes-markdown-frontmatter-mcp

## Description

Enables querying Markdown files in knowledge bases (like Obsidian vaults) by front matter metadata, filtering notes by tags, recency, and folders to surface relevant content based on created/updated dates.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.60
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** file-system
- **Updated:** 2026-05-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/cvc4gr6ni6)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/caffeinatedwes/markdown-frontmatter-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "caffeinatedwes-markdown-frontmatter-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/caffeinatedwes-markdown-frontmatter-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/caffeinatedwes-markdown-frontmatter-mcp/pull`

---
SkillsRegistry indexes agent skills from public registries and GitHub. Skills we have analysed are scanned with Circle-IR and scored on six dimensions; each listing states its scan coverage. More: https://skillsregistry.net/llms.txt