local-only server

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MCP Notes Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for managing notes with persistent storage.

Features

Create, read, update, and delete notes
Persistent storage using JSON
Timestamp tracking for creation and modifications
Note summarization via prompts
Resource-based access using note:// URI scheme

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install notes for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install notes --client claude

Manual Installation

Ensure you have Python 3.10 or later installed
Create a virtual environment:
python -m venv .venv # On Unix/MacOS: source .venv/bin/activate # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
Install requirements:
pip install MCP

Project Structure

notes/
├── __init__.py          # Package initialization
├── server.py           # Main server implementation
├── storage.py          # Note persistence layer
├── resources.py        # Resource handling (note:// URIs)
├── prompts.py         # LLM prompt generation
└── tools/             # Server tools
    ├── __init__.py    # Tools package initialization
    ├── list_tools.py  # Tool listing functionality
    └── handle_tools.py # Tool handling implementation

Available Tools

add-note: Create a new note
list-all-notes: Display all stored notes
update-note: Modify an existing note
delete-note: Remove a note

Usage

Start the server:
mcp install src/notes mcp start Notes
Example operations:
# Create a note await client.call_tool("add-note", { "name": "example", "content": "This is a test note" }) # List all notes await client.call_tool("list-all-notes") # Update a note await client.call_tool("update-note", { "name": "example", "content": "Updated content" }) # Delete a note await client.call_tool("delete-note", { "name": "example" })

Storage

Notes are stored in notes_storage.json with the following structure:

{
    "note_name": {
        "content": "Note content",
        "created_at": "2025-01-12T11:28:16.721704",
        "modified_at": "2025-01-12T11:28:16.721704"
    }
}

Resource Access

Notes can be accessed as resources using the note:// URI scheme:

List resources: Returns all available notes as resources
Read resource: Access a specific note using note://internal/note_name

Prompt Generation

The server includes a prompt generation feature for note summarization:

Supports both brief and detailed summaries
Formats notes for language model input
Available via the "summarize-notes" prompt

Development

To modify or extend the server:

Clone the repository
Install development dependencies
Make changes in the appropriate module
Test thoroughly before deploying

Testing

Tests should cover:

Basic CRUD operations
Multiple note handling
Error cases
Resource access
Prompt generation

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Tools

An MCP server for managing and persisting notes, offering CRUD operations, note summarization, and resource-based access via a note:// URI scheme.

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