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Simplenote MCP

Simplenote MCP is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP server for reading Simplenote notes across macOS, Linux, and Windows. It has 26 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @automattic/simplenote-mcp.

github.com/Automattic/simplenote-mcp (opens in a new tab)

Install Simplenote MCP

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

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simplenote-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@automattic/simplenote-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio simplenote-mcp -- npx -y @automattic/simplenote-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simplenote-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@automattic/simplenote-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "simplenote-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@automattic/simplenote-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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).

Tools (19)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • list_tags

    List all tags in your Simplenote account.

  • list_notes

    List recent notes, optionally filtered by tag.

  • limit

    max notes to return

  • include_deleted

    include trashed notes

  • search_notes

    Search notes by content, title, or tags.

  • query

    search term (case-insensitive)

  • get_note

    Get the full content of a specific note.

  • create_note

    Create a new note. Write tool — requires write mode enabled in simplenote-mcp setup and the Simperium API provider.

  • content

    note content (first line becomes title)

  • tags

    tags to attach

  • markdown

    enable markdown rendering

  • pinned

    pin to top of list

  • update_note

    Update an existing note. Write tool — requires write mode and the Simperium API provider.

  • trash_note

    Soft-delete a note (move to Simplenote trash). The note stays in the bucket and can be restored from any Simplenote…

  • restore_note

    Restore a previously-trashed note so it reappears in active lists. Inverse of trashnote.

  • get_note_history

    List recent versions of a note with short content previews. Read-only operation; requires the Simperium API provider…

  • get_note_version

    Get the full content of a specific historical version of a note.

  • version

    version number (positive integer)

  • revert_note

    Restore a note to a prior version. Counts toward the write-rate budget.

About Simplenote MCP

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives any MCP-compatible AI tool access to your Simplenote data — read by default, with opt-in write tools (create, update, trash, restore, revert) when you run simplenote-mcp setup with write mode enabled.

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What is Simplenote MCP?

Simplenote MCP is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP server for reading Simplenote notes across macOS, Linux, and Windows. It has 26 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @automattic/simplenote-mcp. The source code is at github.com/Automattic/simplenote-mcp.

How do I install the Simplenote MCP MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @automattic/simplenote-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 Simplenote MCP free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Simplenote MCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Jul 27, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.