Joplin MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOPLIN_HOST | No | Joplin server hostname (default: localhost) | |
| JOPLIN_PORT | No | Joplin Web Clipper port (default: 41184) | |
| JOPLIN_TOKEN | Yes | Joplin API authentication token (required) | |
| MCP_TRANSPORT | No | Transport mode: stdio, sse, streamable-http, http-compat (default: http for Docker, stdio otherwise) | |
| JOPLIN_TIMEOUT | No | Request timeout in seconds (default: 30) | |
| MCP_HTTP_COMPAT | No | Set to 1/true to enable HTTP compatibility bundle (modern + legacy SSE endpoints) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_GET_NOTE | No | Enable/disable get_note tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_TAG_NOTE | No | Enable/disable tag_note tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_EDIT_NOTE | No | Enable/disable edit_note tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_GET_LINKS | No | Enable/disable get_links tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_LIST_TAGS | No | Enable/disable list_tags tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_CREATE_TAG | No | Enable/disable create_tag tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_DELETE_TAG | No | Enable/disable delete_tag tool (default: false) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_FIND_NOTES | No | Enable/disable find_notes tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_UNTAG_NOTE | No | Enable/disable untag_note tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_UPDATE_TAG | No | Enable/disable update_tag tool (default: false) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_CREATE_NOTE | No | Enable/disable create_note tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_DELETE_NOTE | No | Enable/disable delete_note tool (default: false) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_PING_JOPLIN | No | Enable/disable ping_joplin tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_UPDATE_NOTE | No | Enable/disable update_note tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_FIND_IN_NOTE | No | Enable/disable find_in_note tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_NOTEBOOK_ALLOWLIST | No | Comma-separated list of notebook patterns (e.g., Work,Projects/*,!Projects/Secret). Not set means no restriction; set but empty denies every notebook | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_GET_ALL_NOTES | No | Enable/disable get_all_notes tool (default: false) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_LIST_NOTEBOOKS | No | Enable/disable list_notebooks tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_CREATE_NOTEBOOK | No | Enable/disable create_notebook tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_DELETE_NOTEBOOK | No | Enable/disable delete_notebook tool (default: false) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_UPDATE_NOTEBOOK | No | Enable/disable update_notebook tool (default: false) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_GET_TAGS_BY_NOTE | No | Enable/disable get_tags_by_note tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_IMPORT_FROM_FILE | No | Enable/disable import_from_file tool (default: false) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_RESTORE_FROM_TRASH | No | Enable/disable restore_from_trash tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_FIND_NOTES_WITH_TAG | No | Enable/disable find_notes_with_tag tool (default: true) | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_FIND_NOTES_IN_NOTEBOOK | No | Enable/disable find_notes_in_notebook tool (default: true) |
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