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MCP Journaling Server

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local-only server

The server can only run on the client’s local machine because it depends on local resources.

Integrations

  • The server can be configured using environment variables in a .env file, allowing customization of journal directory, filename prefix, and file extension.

  • The server saves conversations in Markdown format, with journal entries stored as .md files that include formatted conversations with timestamps, emotional analysis, and reflections.

  • The server supports temporal analysis of conversations with timestamps, providing chronological organization of journal entries.

MCP Journaling Server

An MCP (Message Control Protocol) server designed to handle interactive journaling sessions with support for emotional analysis and automatic conversation saving.

Features

  • Automatic journaling session management
  • Conversation saving in Markdown format
  • Temporal analysis of conversations with timestamps
  • Support for reading recent journal entries
  • Chronological organization of journal entries

Installation

Depend from your MCP client, on Claude Desktop:

"mcpServers": { "journaling": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", <REPOSITORY PATH>, "run", "server.py" ] } }

Configuration

The server can be configured using environment variables in .env file:

  • JOURNAL_DIR: Directory for saving journal files (default: ~/Documents/journal)
  • FILENAME_PREFIX: Prefix for file names (default: "journal")
  • FILE_EXTENSION: Journal file extension (default: ".md")

If not specified, default values will be used.

File Structure

Journal entries are saved with the following structure:

[JOURNAL_DIR]/ ├── journal_2025-01-27.md ├── journal_2025-01-26.md └── ...

Entry Format

Each journal entry includes:

  1. Header with date
  2. Conversation transcript with timestamps
  3. Emotional analysis
  4. Reflections and recurring themes

API

Tools

  • start_new_session(): Start a new journaling session
  • record_interaction(user_message, assistant_message): Record a message exchange
  • generate_session_summary(summary): Generate and save session summary
  • get_recent_journals(): Retrieve 5 most recent entries

Resources

  • journals://recent: Endpoint to access recent journal entries

Prompts

  • start_journaling: Initial prompt

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security – no known vulnerabilities
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Tools

The MCP server transforms chats with Claude into journaling sessions, saving conversations locally and allowing the LLM to retrieve previous sessions to create continuity in discussions about daily activities.

  1. Features
    1. Installation
      1. Configuration
        1. File Structure
          1. Entry Format
            1. API
              1. Tools
              2. Resources
              3. Prompts

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