Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZETTELKASTEN_LOG_LEVEL | No | Logging level (e.g., INFO, DEBUG) | INFO |
| ZETTELKASTEN_NOTES_DIR | Yes | Directory where notes are stored as Markdown files | |
| ZETTELKASTEN_DATABASE_PATH | Yes | Path to the SQLite database file used for indexing |
Schema
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| zk_create_note | Create a new Zettelkasten note. Args: title: The title of the note content: The main content of the note note_type: Type of note (fleeting, literature, permanent, structure, hub) tags: Comma-separated list of tags (optional) |
| zk_get_note | Retrieve a note by ID or title. Args: identifier: The ID or title of the note |
| zk_update_note | Update an existing note. Args: note_id: The ID of the note to update title: New title (optional) content: New content (optional) note_type: New note type (optional) tags: New comma-separated list of tags (optional) |
| zk_delete_note | Delete a note. Args: note_id: The ID of the note to delete |
| zk_create_link | Create a link between two notes. Args: source_id: ID of the source note target_id: ID of the target note link_type: Type of link (reference, extends, refines, contradicts, questions, supports, related) description: Optional description of the link bidirectional: Whether to create a link in both directions |
| zk_remove_link | Remove a link between two notes. Args: source_id: ID of the source note target_id: ID of the target note bidirectional: Whether to remove the link in both directions |
| zk_search_notes | Search for notes by text, tags, or type. Args: query: Text to search for in titles and content tags: Comma-separated list of tags to filter by note_type: Type of note to filter by limit: Maximum number of results to return |
| zk_get_linked_notes | Get notes linked to/from a note. Args: note_id: ID of the note direction: Direction of links (outgoing, incoming, both) |
| zk_get_all_tags | Get all tags in the Zettelkasten. |
| zk_find_similar_notes | Find notes similar to a given note. Args: note_id: ID of the reference note threshold: Similarity threshold (0.0-1.0) limit: Maximum number of results to return |
| zk_find_central_notes | Find notes with the most connections (incoming + outgoing links). Notes are ranked by their total number of connections, determining their centrality in the knowledge network. Due to database constraints, only one link of each type is counted between any pair of notes. |
| zk_find_orphaned_notes | Find notes with no connections to other notes. |
| zk_list_notes_by_date | List notes created or updated within a date range. Args: start_date: Start date in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD) end_date: End date in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD) use_updated: Whether to use updated_at instead of created_at limit: Maximum number of results to return |
| zk_rebuild_index | Rebuild the database index from files. |