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Anytype MCP

Anytype MCP is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Official MCP server for Anytype API - your encrypted, local and collaborative wiki. It has 537 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @anyproto/anytype-mcp.

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Install Anytype MCP

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anytype-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@anyproto/anytype-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS=your-value --transport stdio anytype-mcp -- npx -y @anyproto/anytype-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anytype-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@anyproto/anytype-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "openapi_mcp_headers",
      "description": "OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "anytype-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@anyproto/anytype-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS": "${input:openapi_mcp_headers}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERSsecretYesJSON string of headers for Anytype API. Example: {"Authorization":"Bearer ", "Anytype-Version":"2025-05-20"}

About Anytype MCP

The Anytype MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enabling AI assistants to seamlessly interact with Anytype's API through natural language.

  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • modelcontextprotocol
  • anytype
  • api

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FAQ

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How do I install the Anytype MCP MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @anyproto/anytype-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Anytype MCP free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Anytype MCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 3, 2026. The latest release is v2.0.1, published Sep 19, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.