joplin-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOPLIN_HOST | No | Joplin Web Clipper host. | localhost |
| JOPLIN_PORT | No | Joplin Web Clipper port. | 41184 |
| JOPLIN_TOKEN | Yes | Auth token from Joplin Web Clipper. Required for access. | |
| JOPLIN_ALLOWED_NOTEBOOKS | No | Comma-separated list of notebook IDs or names. If unset, tools refuse to operate. Use '*' to allow all. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| logging | {} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| extensions | {
"io.modelcontextprotocol/ui": {}
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_notesC | Search Joplin notes by keyword. Returns matching note titles and ids. |
| get_noteA | Fetch the full content of a single Joplin note by its id. |
| create_noteA | Create a new note in the given notebook. Use list_notebooks to find a notebook_id. |
| update_noteA | Update an existing note's title and/or body. Only provided fields are changed. |
| delete_noteB | Delete a note by its id. Moves it to Joplin's trash rather than a permanent delete. |
| complete_todoB | Mark a to-do note complete or incomplete. Fails if the note isn't a to-do. |
| list_notes_in_notebookA | List notes in a notebook without a search query. Use list_notebooks to find a notebook_id. |
| list_notebooksA | List all Joplin notebooks (folders) with their ids, for use with create_note. |
| list_tagsA | List all Joplin tags with their ids, for use with get_notes_by_tag. |
| get_notes_by_tagA | List notes with a given tag. Use list_tags to find a tag_id. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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