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Readwise-Reader-MCP

edricgsh/Readwise-Reader-MCP

An MCP server built for the Readwise Reader API, offering document management, tag management, rich filtering and more, with Claude Desktop integration.

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Install

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "readwise-reader": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/your/reader_readwise_mcp/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "READWISE_TOKEN": "<READWISE_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

READWISE_TOKEN
Author
@edricgsh
Category
Research & Data, Knowledge Management
License
MIT
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

About Readwise-Reader-MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Readwise Reader API, built with TypeScript and the official Claude SDK.

Features

  • Secure Authentication: Uses environment variables for token storage

  • Document Management: Save, list, update, and delete documents with complete metadata

  • Tag Management: List and filter by tags

  • Rich Filtering: Filter documents by location, category, tags, and more

  • Pagination Support: Handle large document collections

  • LLM-Friendly Content: HTML content automatically converted to clean text using r.jina.ai

  • Complete Data Access: Returns full document information including content, metadata, and timestamps

Tools (6)

  • readwise_save_document

    Save a document (URL or HTML content) to Readwise Reader.

  • readwise_list_documents

    List documents from Readwise Reader with optional filtering.

  • readwise_update_document

    Update a document in Readwise Reader.

  • readwise_delete_document

    Delete a document from Readwise Reader.

  • readwise_list_tags

    List all tags from Readwise Reader.

  • readwise_topic_search

    Search documents in Readwise Reader by topic using regex matching on title, summary, notes, and tags.

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.

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