Bookmarks MCP Server

A Postgres-backed bookmark manager, plus a generic REST API tool, exposed as an MCP server so an LLM client (e.g. Claude Desktop) can save, search, and manage bookmarks on your behalf.

What it does

• Stores bookmarks (url, title, description, tags) in Postgres via asyncpg

• Exposes CRUD tools: add_bookmark, list_bookmarks, get_bookmark, search_bookmarks, update_bookmark, delete_bookmark

• Exposes DB inspection tools: list_tables, describe_table, run_query (SELECT-only, for safety)

• Exposes one generic REST tool, api_request, that calls whatever API you configure via API_BASE_URL in .env (any method, path, query params, JSON body) — by default this is set up to use Microlink (free, no API key) for fetching link previews (title/description/image) of a URL before saving it

Related MCP server: mcp-bookmark-server

Setup

1. Database

Create a dedicated role and database (don't use the Postgres superuser for the app itself):

CREATE ROLE bookmarks_app WITH LOGIN PASSWORD 'choose-a-password';
CREATE DATABASE bookmarks OWNER bookmarks_app;

Then create the table:

psql -U bookmarks_app -h localhost -d bookmarks -f schema.sql

2. Python environment

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate        # Windows
# source venv/bin/activate   # macOS/Linux
pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Configure .env

copy .env.example .env        # Windows
# cp .env.example .env        # macOS/Linux

Fill in:

• DATABASE_URL — the bookmarks_app connection string

• API_BASE_URL / API_KEY — the REST API you want api_request to call (defaults to Microlink, which needs no key; leave API_KEY blank for any API that doesn't require auth)

4. Run it

python src/server.py

Connect to Claude Desktop

Add an entry to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bookmarks": {
      "command": "/absolute/path/to/bookmarks-server/venv/Scripts/python.exe",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/bookmarks-server/src/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Env vars are read from .env (via python-dotenv, resolved relative to the project root regardless of the process's working directory), so nothing sensitive needs to go in the Claude config itself.

Windows Store (MSIX) installs of Claude Desktop: the config file isn't at the usual %APPDATA%\Claude\ path — it's sandboxed under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\<Claude package id>\LocalCache\Roaming\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json. Fully quit Claude Desktop from the system tray (not just closing the window) before editing it, then relaunch.

Security notes

• All queries use parameterized SQL ($1, $2, ...) — no string-built SQL, so no injection risk from tool arguments.

• run_query only allows SELECT statements. Writes go through the dedicated CRUD tools instead, which is a deliberate narrower surface for an LLM-driven client.

• bookmarks_app is a non-superuser role scoped to the bookmarks database — the server never connects as the Postgres superuser.

• .env is gitignored. Never commit real credentials — use .env.example as the template.