Simplenote MCP

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

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

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

{
  "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).

• 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.

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.