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Simplenote MCP Server

docdyhr/simplenote-mcp-server

A lightweight MCP server that integrates Simplenote with Claude Desktop using the MCP Python SDK.

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Install

docker run -d \

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simplenote": {
      "command": "simplenote-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "SIMPLENOTE_EMAIL": "<SIMPLENOTE_EMAIL>",
        "SIMPLENOTE_PASSWORD": "<SIMPLENOTE_PASSWORD>",
        "CACHE_MAX_SIZE": "<CACHE_MAX_SIZE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

SIMPLENOTE_EMAILSIMPLENOTE_PASSWORDCACHE_MAX_SIZE
GitHub stars
2
Author
@docdyhr
Category
Note-Taking, Knowledge Management
License
MIT
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

About Simplenote MCP Server

This allows Claude Desktop to interact with your Simplenote notes as a memory backend or content source.

Features

  • Full Note Management: Read, create, update, and delete Simplenote notes

  • Advanced Search: Boolean operators, phrase matching, tag and date filters

  • High Performance: In-memory caching with background synchronization

  • Secure Authentication: Token-based authentication via environment variables

  • Vault Encryption: Opt-in client-side AES-256-GCM encryption for sensitive notes — Simplenote itself has no encryption at rest

  • MCP Compatible: Works with Claude Desktop and other MCP clients

  • Docker Ready: Full containerization with multi-stage builds and security hardening

  • Monitoring: Optional HTTP endpoints for health, readiness, and metrics

  • Robust Testing: Comprehensive test suite with 1334 tests and continuous integration

  • Security Hardened: Regular security scanning with Bandit, pip-audit, and dependency checks

Tools (24)

  • create_note

    Create a new note

  • update_note

    Replace full note content (destructive)

  • delete_note

    Soft-delete: move note to Trash

  • restore_note

    Untrash a note — move it back from Trash

  • permanent_delete_note

    Irreversibly destroy a single note (requires confirm=true)

  • empty_trash

    Permanently delete all trashed notes (dry-run by default)

  • get_note

    Get a note by ID with full content and metadata

  • add_text

    Append or prepend text without overwriting

  • search_notes

    Full-text search with filters and pagination

  • add_tags

    Add tags to a note

  • remove_tags

    Remove specific tags from a note

  • replace_tags

    Replace all tags on a note

  • list_tags

    List all tags with note counts

  • rename_tag

    Rename a tag across all notes atomically

  • get_note_versions

    List version history for a note

  • restore_version

    Roll back a note to a previous version

  • get_or_create_note

    Atomic find-or-create by title

  • append_to_daily_note

    Append a timestamped entry to today's note

  • replace_section

    Replace one Markdown section without touching others

  • find_untagged_notes

    Find notes with no tags

  • bulk_tag

    Apply tags to multiple notes in one call

  • export_notes

    Export notes to Markdown or JSON

  • find_and_merge_duplicates

    Detect and merge duplicate notes

  • get_server_info

    Server version, author, and runtime debug info

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

Supported clients

Clients mentioned in this server's README:

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Claude Desktop

Desktop · Freemium · Proprietary

Anthropic's official Claude AI desktop application. Supports MCP servers to extend functionality.

WindowsMacOS

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