Joplin MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOPLIN_HOST | No | Joplin server hostname. | localhost |
| JOPLIN_PORT | No | Joplin Web Clipper port. | 41184 |
| JOPLIN_TOKEN | Yes | Joplin API authentication token (copied from Joplin Desktop → Tools → Options → Web Clipper after enabling the Web Clipper service). Required. | |
| MCP_TRANSPORT | No | Transport mode for the server (used e.g. in Docker): "http" (default), "sse" (streaming), "streamable-http", or "stdio" (no port). | http |
| JOPLIN_TIMEOUT | No | Request timeout in seconds. | 30 |
| JOPLIN_NOTEBOOK_ALLOWLIST | No | Comma-separated list of notebook patterns to allow access to (e.g., "Work,Projects/*,!Projects/Secret"). Supports gitignore-style patterns: exact names, `*` wildcards, `**` recursive, `!` negation. Not set means no restriction; set but empty denies every notebook. |
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
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
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No tools | |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
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No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
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No resources | |
This server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
ActivityMaintained
ResponsivenessNo issues