MCP Notes Server: Persistent Note Management & Streamlined Workflows

MCP Notes Server

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

Features

• Create, read, update, and delete notes
• Persistent storage using JSON
• Timestamp tracking for creation and modifications
• Note summarization via prompts
• Resource-based access using note:// URI scheme

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install notes for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install notes --client claude

Manual Installation

1. Ensure you have Python 3.10 or later installed

2. Create a virtual environment:

   python -m venv .venv

# On Unix/MacOS:
source .venv/bin/activate

# On Windows:
.venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install requirements:

   pip install MCP

Project Structure

notes/
├── __init__.py          # Package initialization
├── server.py           # Main server implementation
├── storage.py          # Note persistence layer
├── resources.py        # Resource handling (note:// URIs)
├── prompts.py         # LLM prompt generation
└── tools/             # Server tools
    ├── __init__.py    # Tools package initialization
    ├── list_tools.py  # Tool listing functionality
    └── handle_tools.py # Tool handling implementation

Available Tools

• add-note: Create a new note
• list-all-notes: Display all stored notes
• update-note: Modify an existing note
• delete-note: Remove a note

Usage

1. Start the server:

   mcp install src/notes

mcp start Notes

2. Example operations:

   Create a note

await client.call_tool("add-note", {
    "name": "example",
    "content": "This is a test note"
})

# List all notes
await client.call_tool("list-all-notes")

# Update a note
await client.call_tool("update-note", {
    "name": "example",
    "content": "Updated content"
})

# Delete a note
await client.call_tool("delete-note", {
    "name": "example"
})

Storage

Notes are stored in notes_storage.json with the following structure:

{
    "note_name": {
        "content": "Note content",
        "created_at": "2025-01-12T11:28:16.721704",
        "modified_at": "2025-01-12T11:28:16.721704"
    }
}

Resource Access

Notes can be accessed as resources using the note:// URI scheme:

• List resources: Returns all available notes as resources
• Read resource: Access a specific note using note://internal/note_name

Prompt Generation

The server includes a prompt generation feature for note summarization:

• Supports both brief and detailed summaries
• Formats notes for language model input
• Available via the "summarize-notes" prompt

Development

To modify or extend the server:

1. Clone the repository
2. Install development dependencies
3. Make changes in the appropriate module
4. Test thoroughly before deploying

Testing

Tests should cover:

• Basic CRUD operations
• Multiple note handling
• Error cases
• Resource access
• Prompt generation

License

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