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lark-mcp

Connects Claude Desktop App to your Lark workspace, enabling Claude to read wiki pages, documents, and messages directly.

Built on top of lark-cli by Larksuite.


lark-mcp vs. lark-openapi-mcp (official)

Larksuite publishes an official MCP server: @larksuiteoapi/lark-mcp. Both connect Claude to Lark, but they solve different problems.

lark-mcp (this repo)

lark-openapi-mcp (official)

Setup

No Lark App required

Requires App ID + App Secret from Lark Developer Console

Credentials in MCP config

None — lark-cli OAuth token store handles auth

Yes — App ID and Secret embedded in config

Config shareable with teammates

Safe to commit and share

Exposes credentials if shared

Scope

Read-only, 5 tools

Read + write, 700+ tools

Identity

Personal user (your own account)

Bot identity or user OAuth

Best for

Individuals who already use lark-cli and want zero-config MCP

Teams building automations, bots, or needing full API coverage

Choose lark-mcp when: you use lark-cli day-to-day and want Claude to read your Lark content with no credential management.

Choose lark-openapi-mcp when: you need write operations, full API coverage, or are building a team-level integration.


Related MCP server: Ultimate Google Docs & Drive MCP Server

What is MCP

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standard that lets Claude connect to external tools and data sources.

Without MCP, Claude can only work with what you type into the chat. With MCP, Claude can actively fetch external data, such as reading Lark documents or searching Lark messages, and incorporate the results into its responses.

With this MCP server, when you ask Claude "What's in the your-lark-wiki-name?", Claude will call the Lark API automatically and return the content without you needing to copy and paste anything.


Available Tools

Tool

Description

lark_wiki_spaces

List all wiki spaces (e.g. your-lark-wiki-name)

lark_wiki_nodes

List pages inside a wiki space

lark_wiki_read

Read a wiki page's content by URL

lark_doc_read

Read a document by its obj_token

lark_im_search

Search Lark messages


Installation

Prerequisites

1. Clone this repo

git clone https://github.com/yyu0310/lark-mcp.git
cd lark-mcp

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Install Lark CLI and authenticate

npx @larksuite/cli@latest install
lark-cli auth login --domain wiki,docs,drive,im --no-wait --json
# Open the verification URL, then run:
lark-cli auth login --device-code <code>

Note: Contact your workspace admin to obtain the Lark App ID and App Secret, or create your own app in the Lark Developer Console and request admin approval.

4. Configure Claude Desktop App

Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and add:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lark": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/Users/yourname/lark-mcp/server.js"]
    }
  }
}

Replace the path with the actual location of the folder on your machine.

5. Restart Claude Desktop App

Go to Settings → Developer and confirm that lark shows status running.


Example Prompts

  • "List all pages in your-lark-wiki-name"

  • "Read the content of Important Materials"

  • "Search Lark messages about [keyword]"


Auth & Scope

Auth

Managed by lark-cli's OAuth token store. Nothing in the MCP config.

Scope

Read-only. All five tools are read operations, no writes.

Config shareable

Yes. claude_desktop_config.json contains only command and args, no secrets.

Trust boundary

Claude Desktop App → lark-mcp (local process) → lark-cli → Lark API


Known Limitations

  • Auth token expires after 7 days. Re-run lark-cli auth login when it does.

  • MCP is only supported in Claude Desktop App. The claude.ai web app does not support MCP.

  • im:chat:create_by_user and im:feed.flag scopes may not be granted by your organization. This does not affect read access.

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