Sticky Notes MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for managing sticky notes with persistent storage.

Overview

The Sticky Notes MCP server provides a simple interface for creating, reading, updating, and deleting sticky notes. It uses a text file for persistent storage and integrates with MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop.

Related MCP server: notes-box

Project Structure

📁 Sticky-notes-mcp/
  🐍 main.py (1.9 KB)      # Main MCP server implementation
  📄 notes.txt (0.0 KB)   # Persistent storage for notes
  📄 pyproject.toml (0.2 KB) # Project configuration
  📄 uv.lock              # Dependency lock file

Features

• Create Notes: Add new sticky notes with content

• Read Notes: View existing notes by ID or list all notes

• Update Notes: Modify existing note content

• Delete Notes: Remove notes from storage

• Persistent Storage: Notes are saved to notes.txt file

• MCP Integration: Full compatibility with MCP protocol

Installation & Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+

• UV package manager

• MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude Desktop)

Installation Steps

1. Clone or download the project to your desired location

2. Install dependencies using UV:

   cd C:\Users\{Your path}\Sticky-notes-mcp
   uv sync

MCP Server Configuration

Add the following configuration to your MCP client settings file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-sticky-notes": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "C:\\Users\\{Your path}\\Sticky-notes-mcp",
        "run",
        "python",
        "main.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Important: Replace {Your path} with your actual username or the full path to the project directory.

For Claude Desktop

1. Open Claude Desktop

2. Navigate to Settings → Developer

3. Edit the MCP servers configuration

4. Add the above configuration

5. Restart Claude Desktop

Usage

Once configured, you can interact with the sticky notes through your MCP client:

Available Commands

• Create a note: "Create a sticky note with content: [your content]"

• List all notes: "Show me all my sticky notes"

• Read specific note: "Show me note with ID [note_id]"

• Update a note: "Update note [note_id] with new content: [new content]"

• Delete a note: "Delete note with ID [note_id]"

Example Interactions

User: Create a sticky note: "Remember to buy groceries"
Assistant: Created note with ID 1: "Remember to buy groceries"

User: Show me all my notes
Assistant: Your notes:
1: Remember to buy groceries

User: Update note 1 with: "Remember to buy groceries and milk"
Assistant: Updated note 1: "Remember to buy groceries and milk"

Technical Details

Dependencies

The project uses minimal dependencies managed through pyproject.toml:

• Python standard library for core functionality

• UV for package management

File Storage

Notes are stored in a simple text file format (notes.txt) with each note on a separate line, prefixed with its ID.

MCP Protocol Compliance

The server implements the standard MCP protocol for:

• Tool definitions and invocations

• Resource management

• Error handling

• Logging capabilities

Development

Project Metrics

• Total Files: 6

• Total Lines: 535

• Languages: Python

• Main File: main.py (1,933 bytes)

File Descriptions

• main.py: Core MCP server implementation with note management logic

• notes.txt: Persistent storage file for all sticky notes

• pyproject.toml: Project configuration and dependency definitions

• uv.lock: Dependency lock file ensuring reproducible builds

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Server won't start: Ensure UV is installed and the path in configuration is correct

2. Notes not persisting: Check file permissions for notes.txt

3. Connection issues: Verify MCP server configuration matches the exact path format

Logs and Debugging

The MCP server provides logging output that can help diagnose issues. Check your MCP client's console or logs for detailed error messages.

License

This project follows standard open-source practices. Check the project repository for specific license information.

Contributing

To contribute to this project:

1. Ensure you understand the MCP protocol

2. Test changes thoroughly with MCP clients

3. Maintain backward compatibility with existing note storage format

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