HackMD MCP Server

HackMD MCP Server

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the HackMD API. It allows AI assistants to perform operations such as:

• Get user information
• List user's notes
• Create, read, update, and delete notes
• View read history
• Work with team notes

Requirements

• Node.js 18+

Environment Variables

• HACKMD_API_TOKEN: [Required] Your HackMD API token
• HACKMD_API_URL: (Optional) HackMD API Endpoint URL. Default: https://api.hackmd.io/v1

You can get an API token from HackMD settings.

Install to Claude Desktop (or other MCP clients)

Installing via Smithery

To install HackMD MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

Installing via mcp-get

Manual Installation

1. Add this server to your claude_desktop_config.json:

2. Restart Claude Desktop
3. Use the tools to interact with your HackMD account

Available Tools

Profile API

• get_user_info: Get information about the authenticated user

Teams API

• list_teams: List all teams accessible to the user

History API

• get_history: Get user's reading history

Team Notes API

• list_team_notes: List all notes in a team
• create_team_note: Create a new note in a team
• update_team_note: Update an existing note in a team
• delete_team_note: Delete a note in a team

User Notes API

• list_user_notes: List all notes owned by the user
• get_note: Get a note by its ID
• create_note: Create a new note
• update_note: Update an existing note
• delete_note: Delete a note

Example Usage

Then use commands like:

Local Development

This project uses pnpm as its package manager.

Clone the repository and install dependencies:

Configuration

1. Create a .env file by copying the example:

2. Edit the .env file and add your HackMD API token:

Debugging with MCP Inspector

You can use the MCP Inspector to test and debug the HackMD MCP server:

Then open your browser to the provided URL (usually http://localhost:6274) to access the MCP Inspector interface. From there, you can:

1. Connect to your running HackMD MCP server
2. Browse available tools
3. Run tools with custom parameters
4. View the responses

This is particularly useful for testing your setup before connecting it to Claude or another AI assistant.

Docker

Pull from Docker Hub:

Docker build (Local Development):

Docker multi-platform build (Local Development):

Security Notice

This MCP server requires your HackMD API token in the .env file or as an environment variable. Keep this information secure and never commit it to version control.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.