Google Keep MCP Server

Read, create, update and delete Google Keep notes.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Google Keep MCP server?

Google keep mcp server connects Google Keep to AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Read, create, update and delete Google Keep notes.

What Google Keep does

  1. Add your credentials: * GOOGLE_EMAIL: Your Google account email address * GOOGLE_MASTER_TOKEN: Your Google account master token

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 14 tools directly:

  • find — Search notes with optional filters for labels, colors, pinned, archived, and trashed
  • get_note — Get a single note by ID
  • create_note — Create a new note with title and text (automatically adds keep-mcp label)
  • create_list — Create a checklist note
  • update_note — Update a note's title and text
  • add_list_item — Add an item to a checklist note
  • update_list_item — Update checklist item text and checked state
  • delete_list_item — Delete a checklist item
  • set_note_color — Set a note color (valid values: DEFAULT, RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, TEAL, BLUE, CERULEAN, PURPLE, PINK, BROWN, GRAY)
  • pin_note — Pin or unpin a note
  • archive_note — Archive or unarchive a note
  • trash_note — Move a note to trash
  • restore_note — Restore a trashed/deleted note
  • delete_note — Mark a note for deletion

Installing the google keep mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as make, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 4 environment variables: GOOGLE_EMAIL, GOOGLE_MASTER_TOKEN, UNSAFE_MODE, PYPI_API_TOKEN. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Productivity servers pay off through capture: the tasks and notes that never get filed are the ones where opening the app is more friction than the thought is worth. Google Keep sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — find, get_note, create_note among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other productivity servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • With 14 tools exposed, expect a noticeable bump in prompt size — disable it in projects that never use Google Keep.
  • Written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the google keep mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
findSearch notes with optional filters for labels, colors, pinned, archived, and trashed
get_noteGet a single note by ID
create_noteCreate a new note with title and text (automatically adds keep-mcp label)
create_listCreate a checklist note
update_noteUpdate a note's title and text
add_list_itemAdd an item to a checklist note
update_list_itemUpdate checklist item text and checked state
delete_list_itemDelete a checklist item
set_note_colorSet a note color (valid values: DEFAULT, RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, TEAL, BLUE, CERULEAN, PURPLE, PINK, BROWN, GRAY)
pin_notePin or unpin a note
archive_noteArchive or unarchive a note
trash_noteMove a note to trash
restore_noteRestore a trashed/deleted note
delete_noteMark a note for deletion

How to install the Google Keep MCP server

"mcpServers": {
    "keep-mcp-pipx": {
      "command": "pipx",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "keep-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_EMAIL": "Your Google Email",
        "GOOGLE_MASTER_TOKEN": "Your Google Master Token - see README.md"
      }
    }
  }

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GOOGLE_EMAILConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
GOOGLE_MASTER_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
UNSAFE_MODEConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
PYPI_API_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Google Keep to find.
  • Use Google Keep to get note.
  • Use Google Keep to create note.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Google Keep to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (find, get_note, create_note, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Google Keep directly.