journalowl-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOURNALOWL_API_KEY | Yes | Your JournalOwl API key (required). Get from JournalOwl settings. |
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 | {} |
| resources | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| journal_create_entryA | Create a new journal entry in JournalOwl. Entry is created with status "in_progress". Use journal_finalize_entry to generate AI analysis and complete the entry. |
| journal_finalize_entryA | Finalize a journal entry and generate AI analysis. This generates sentiment analysis, themes, and insights. Entry must have at least 100 characters. |
| journal_list_entriesA | List journal entries from JournalOwl. Use filters to find specific entries by date, status, or tags. |
| journal_get_entryA | Get a specific journal entry by ID, including its AI analysis and insights. |
| journal_searchA | Search journal entries by text. Find entries related to specific topics, emotions, or events. |
| journal_get_weekly_reviewA | Get a weekly review summarizing journaling activity, emotional trends, and insights. Use "latest" to get the most recent review. |
| journal_get_writing_styleA | Get the user's preferred writing style, tone, and personalized journaling suggestions. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| User Profile | User journaling profile with stats, preferences, and context for AI personalization |
| Recent Journal Entries | Metadata about the 5 most recent journal entries for conversation context |
TDQS
Scored across 7 tools
Each tool targets a distinct action, but journal_list_entries and journal_search both retrieve entries with different filter types (metadata vs text), which could cause minor confusion. Overall the purposes are clear.
All tools share the journal_ prefix and use snake_case, but journal_search is verb-only while others follow verb_noun (e.g., journal_get_entry), creating a slight inconsistency.
Seven tools is well-scoped for a journaling server, covering creation, retrieval, search, and analysis without unnecessary redundancy or bloat.
The create-read workflow is well-covered (create, finalize, list, get, search), but there are no update or delete tools for entries, and no way to modify writing style preferences, creating notable lifecycle gaps.