create_note
Create a new note in Joplin with title, markdown content, optional parent folder, and todo status.
Instructions
Create a new note in Joplin.
Args:
args: Note creation parameters
title: Note title
body: Note content in Markdown (optional)
parent_id: ID of parent folder (optional)
is_todo: Whether this is a todo item (optional)
Returns:
Dictionary containing the created note dataInput Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| args | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- src/mcp/joplin_mcp.py:129-167 (handler)MCP tool handler function for 'create_note', registered via @mcp.tool() decorator. Calls JoplinAPI.create_note to perform the creation.
@mcp.tool() async def create_note(args: CreateNoteInput) -> Dict[str, Any]: """Create a new note in Joplin. Args: args: Note creation parameters title: Note title body: Note content in Markdown (optional) parent_id: ID of parent folder (optional) is_todo: Whether this is a todo item (optional) Returns: Dictionary containing the created note data """ if not api: return {"error": "Joplin API client not initialized"} try: note = api.create_note( title=args.title, body=args.body, parent_id=args.parent_id, is_todo=args.is_todo ) return { "status": "success", "note": { "id": note.id, "title": note.title, "body": note.body, "created_time": note.created_time.isoformat() if note.created_time else None, "updated_time": note.updated_time.isoformat() if note.updated_time else None, "is_todo": note.is_todo } } except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Error creating note: {e}") return {"error": str(e)} - src/mcp/joplin_mcp.py:42-47 (schema)Pydantic input schema/model for the create_note tool parameters.
class CreateNoteInput(BaseModel): """Input parameters for creating a note.""" title: str body: Optional[str] = None parent_id: Optional[str] = None is_todo: Optional[bool] = False - src/joplin/joplin_api.py:294-324 (helper)JoplinAPI.create_note method implementing the HTTP POST request to Joplin's /notes endpoint to create the note.
def create_note( self, title: str, body: str | None = None, parent_id: str | None = None, is_todo: bool = False ) -> JoplinNote: """Create a new note. Args: title: Note title body: Note content in Markdown parent_id: ID of parent folder is_todo: Whether this is a todo item Returns: Created JoplinNote object """ data = { "title": title, "is_todo": is_todo } if body is not None: data["body"] = body if parent_id is not None: data["parent_id"] = parent_id response = self._make_request("POST", "notes", json=data) return JoplinNote.from_api_response(response)