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