Joplin MCP Server
by phill224
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 (required) | |
| MCP_TRANSPORT | No | Transport mode for the server (e.g., stdio, sse, streamable-http, http-compat). Default is http for Docker, stdio otherwise. | |
| JOPLIN_TIMEOUT | No | Request timeout in seconds | 30 |
| MCP_HTTP_COMPAT | No | Set to 1 or true to enable HTTP compatibility bundle (modern + legacy SSE endpoints) when using --transport http. | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_GET_NOTE | No | Enable or disable the get_note tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_TAG_NOTE | No | Enable or disable the tag_note tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_EDIT_NOTE | No | Enable or disable the edit_note tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_GET_LINKS | No | Enable or disable the get_links tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_LIST_TAGS | No | Enable or disable the list_tags tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_CREATE_TAG | No | Enable or disable the create_tag tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_DELETE_TAG | No | Enable or disable the delete_tag tool | false |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_FIND_NOTES | No | Enable or disable the find_notes tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_UNTAG_NOTE | No | Enable or disable the untag_note tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_UPDATE_TAG | No | Enable or disable the update_tag tool | false |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_CREATE_NOTE | No | Enable or disable the create_note tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_DELETE_NOTE | No | Enable or disable the delete_note tool | false |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_PING_JOPLIN | No | Enable or disable the ping_joplin tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_UPDATE_NOTE | No | Enable or disable the update_note tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_FIND_IN_NOTE | No | Enable or disable the find_in_note tool | true |
| JOPLIN_NOTEBOOK_ALLOWLIST | No | Comma-separated list of notebook patterns (e.g., Work,Projects/*,!Projects/Secret). Not set means no restriction; set but empty denies every notebook | |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_GET_ALL_NOTES | No | Enable or disable the get_all_notes tool | false |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_LIST_NOTEBOOKS | No | Enable or disable the list_notebooks tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_CREATE_NOTEBOOK | No | Enable or disable the create_notebook tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_DELETE_NOTEBOOK | No | Enable or disable the delete_notebook tool | false |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_UPDATE_NOTEBOOK | No | Enable or disable the update_notebook tool | false |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_GET_TAGS_BY_NOTE | No | Enable or disable the get_tags_by_note tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_IMPORT_FROM_FILE | No | Enable or disable the import_from_file tool | false |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_RESTORE_FROM_TRASH | No | Enable or disable the restore_from_trash tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_FIND_NOTES_WITH_TAG | No | Enable or disable the find_notes_with_tag tool | true |
| JOPLIN_TOOL_FIND_NOTES_IN_NOTEBOOK | No | Enable or disable the find_notes_in_notebook tool | true |
Instructions
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