@noteshell/mcp

Noteshell MCP Server — Access your notes, tasks, and learning plans from Claude Code and any MCP-compatible client. 43 pure-data tools, zero AI calls, 2-minute setup.

What is Noteshell?

Noteshell is an agent-first learning OS for students, researchers, and lifelong learners. Your notes, study plans, daily tasks, and knowledge base — all accessible to your AI assistant through this MCP server.

Setup (2 steps)

1. Authenticate

# Recommended: browser-based login
npx @noteshell/mcp login

# Legacy alternative: email/password
npx @noteshell/mcp setup <your-email> <your-password>

This logs you into Noteshell and saves your credentials to ~/.noteshell.json. You need a Noteshell account.

2. Add to your AI coding tool

Add to your ~/.claude.json, .mcp.json, or equivalent MCP config:

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

Reload your AI coding tool — done. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, and any MCP-compatible client.

Available Tools (43 total)

| Prefix | Count | What it does | | ---------------------- | ----- | ------------------------------------------------- | | notes_* | 13 | Create, read, update, search, organize notes | | projects_* | 1 | List your projects/folders | | secretary_* | 20 | Daily tasks, study plans, memory files, analytics | | context_* / soul_* | 5 | Cross-agent context bus, user goals & preferences | | calendar_* | 3 | Calendar events | | search_* | 2 | Full-text search across notes and memory |

Skills

Noteshell ships with 7 methodology skills — step-by-step workflows that teach your AI agent how to use the tools effectively:

| Skill | Purpose | | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | Morning Routine | Review yesterday, archive, pick focus, generate plan | | Evening Reflection | Capture mood, carry over tasks, prepare tomorrow | | Weekly Review | 7-day analytics, plan progress, mood trends | | Study Planning | Create roadmaps, break down subjects, track progress | | Note Organization | Structure projects, enrich notes, task-to-note pattern | | Research to Notes | Capture research findings as structured knowledge | | Daily Workflow | Activity logging, quick task updates during the day |

Once the MCP server is running, just talk to your AI agent naturally:

• "Plan my day"
• "What have I been working on?"
• "Create a study plan for algorithms"
• "How am I doing this week?"

How it works

Claude Code / Cursor / Codex CLI
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@noteshell/mcp  (this package — data only, no AI)
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Your Noteshell data (cloud, secured by your account)

No AI runs inside the MCP server. Claude does the thinking; Noteshell provides the data.

Skill (Methodology Workflows)

For structured workflows (morning routine, evening reflection, weekly review, study planning), install the companion skill:

npx skills add Notecase/noteshell-mcp

This teaches your AI agent how to use the MCP tools effectively — slash commands like /plan-my-day, /morning-routine, /evening-reflection, /weekly-review.

License

MIT