Noteboxd MCP

A Model Context Protocol server that lets an AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP clients) query the Noteboxd fragrance encyclopedia: fragrances, notes, accords, brands, perfumers, community reviews, and charts.

Once connected, you can ask things like:

• "I own Oud Wood and Aventus. What else should I try for cold-weather formal wear?"

• "Compare Bleu de Chanel and Dior Sauvage."

• "What are reviewers saying about Baccarat Rouge 540?"

The assistant answers from Noteboxd's data instead of guessing.

Quickstart

1. Create an API key at developers.noteboxd.com. The free tier is 50 calls/day and needs no card.

2. Add the server to your MCP client (see below).

3. Ask your assistant about fragrance.

NOTEBOXD_API_KEY=nb_live_your_key npx -y @noteboxd/mcp

Related MCP server: Notion MCP Server

Install

Every client uses the same command (npx -y @noteboxd/mcp) with your key in NOTEBOXD_API_KEY.

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "noteboxd": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@noteboxd/mcp"],
      "env": { "NOTEBOXD_API_KEY": "nb_live_your_key" }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Then set your real key. Or add the JSON block above to ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "noteboxd": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@noteboxd/mcp"],
      "env": { "NOTEBOXD_API_KEY": "nb_live_your_key" }
    }
  }
}

Hosted alternative

Noteboxd also runs a hosted MCP server at https://mcp.noteboxd.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP, with OAuth sign-in) if you would rather not run anything locally. This package is the local, open-source option.

Tools

All tools are read-only and return JSON. Each call is authenticated with your key and counts against your Noteboxd developer plan (the free tier covers 50 calls/day).

Search and discovery

Fragrances

Brands, perfumers, notes

Configuration

You can also pass the key with --api-key nb_live_....

How it works

This is a thin local server. It speaks MCP to your client over stdio and forwards each tool call to api.noteboxd.com/v1 using your key. It stores no data and holds no credentials beyond the key you provide.

AI client  --stdio-->  noteboxd-mcp  --HTTPS + your key-->  api.noteboxd.com/v1

Examples

See examples/ for runnable code: curl, TypeScript, and Python.

Pricing

The server is free and open source. API usage follows your Noteboxd developer plan: a free tier (50 calls/day), then pay-as-you-go per call. Most reads are $0.01; the AI tools cost a few cents. See developers.noteboxd.com/pricing.

License

MIT