hive-vault by mlorentedev
Context infrastructure for AI-assisted development, on-demand Obsidian vault access via MCP
About hive-vault
From the project's README at github.com/mlorentedev/hive. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Your AI coding assistant forgets everything between sessions. Hive fixes that.
Hive is an MCP server that connects your AI assistant to an Obsidian vault. Instead of loading everything upfront, it queries only what's needed, on demand.
> Measured on a real vault with 19 projects, 200+ files. See benchmarks. Quick Start
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 1 | github.com/mlorentedev/hive |
| GitHub forks | 0 | github.com/mlorentedev/hive |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 0.2 years | since Mar 2026 |
| Last commit | 1 months ago | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 30 | last: 1 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Replaces these paid SaaS
hive-vault is one of the open-source alternatives to:
Ready to self-host hive-vault?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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