Journal MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for journal entries with a React Router v7 web viewer.

Features

📖 MCP Server: Integration with Claude Desktop for journal management
🌐 Web Viewer: React-based interface for browsing journal entries
🚀 Server-side rendering with React Router
⚡️ Hot Module Replacement (HMR) for development
🔒 TypeScript by default
🎉 TailwindCSS for styling
📁 File-based storage with automatic organization

Getting Started

Quick Start with npx

Run directly without installation:

# Start web viewer
npx @coji/journal-mcp --viewer

# Setup Claude Desktop integration
npx @coji/journal-mcp --setup

# Start MCP server for Claude Desktop
npx @coji/journal-mcp

Local Development

Install the dependencies:

pnpm install

Development

Start the development server with HMR:

pnpm dev

Your web viewer will be available at http://localhost:5173.

Building for Production

Create a production build:

pnpm build

Usage

Using npx (Recommended)

# Show help
npx @coji/journal-mcp --help

# Setup Claude Desktop integration
npx @coji/journal-mcp --setup

# Verify Claude Desktop setup
npx @coji/journal-mcp --verify-setup

# Start MCP server for Claude Desktop
npx @coji/journal-mcp

# Start web viewer
npx @coji/journal-mcp --viewer

# Custom port examples
npx @coji/journal-mcp --viewer --port 8080

Local Development Commands

For development after local installation:

# Show help
node dist/index.js --help

# Setup Claude Desktop configuration
node dist/index.js --setup

# Start MCP server
node dist/index.js

# Start web viewer
node dist/index.js --viewer

The web viewer will be available at http://localhost:8765 (or your specified port).

MCP Tools

The server provides these tools for Claude Desktop:

add_entry - Add new journal entries
search_entries - Search by date range, tags, or keywords
get_recent_entries - Get most recent entries
list_tags - List all tags with usage counts
get_entry_by_date - Get entries for a specific date
get_daily_summary - Get journal statistics

File Storage

Journal entries are stored in:

Location: ~/.local/share/journal-mcp/entries/YYYY/MM/YYYY-MM-DD.md
Format: Markdown with YAML frontmatter
Features: Automatic tag extraction, time-based organization

Deployment

Docker Deployment

docker build -t journal-mcp .
docker run -p 8765:8765 journal-mcp

Manual Deployment

Deploy the output of pnpm build:

├── package.json
├── pnpm-lock.yaml
├── build/
│   ├── client/    # Static assets
│   └── server/    # Server-side code

Built with ❤️ using React Router and MCP.

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How are these scores calculated?

hybrid server

The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.

An MCP server that integrates with Claude Desktop for managing personal journal entries, providing both a web viewer for browsing journals and tools for adding, searching, and analyzing journal content.

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