Logbook MCP Server

Developer logbook MCP server. Notes, TODOs, standups, decisions, debug sessions, reminders.

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What is the Logbook MCP server?

Logbook MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Logbook directly instead of describing what you should do. Developer logbook MCP server. Notes, TODOs, standups, decisions, debug sessions, reminders.

What you get

Your developer logbook, always one sentence away.

What the assistant can call

Once Logbook is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • macOS — ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows — %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  • Linux — ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • kind — note** (default) — each entry is an individual .md file
  • show_in_index — true** (default) — adds a Dataview section and quick link to index.md
  • Topic — Purpose
  • feature — New functionality
  • fix — Bug fixes
  • chore — Maintenance, CI/CD, refactoring
  • idea — Future proposals
  • decision — Architecture choices
  • blocker — Things blocking progress

Setting it up

Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.

Choosing this one

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Logbook's toolset — macOS, Windows, Linux and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by cocaxcode; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Before you rely on it

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Logbook.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the logbook mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
macOS~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
kindnote** (default) — each entry is an individual .md file
show_in_indextrue** (default) — adds a Dataview section and quick link to index.md
TopicPurpose
featureNew functionality
fixBug fixes
choreMaintenance, CI/CD, refactoring
ideaFuture proposals
decisionArchitecture choices
blockerThings blocking progress
reminderTime-based reminders
PatternExample

How to install the Logbook MCP server

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

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

Example prompts to try

  • Use Logbook to macOS.
  • Use Logbook to Windows.
  • Use Logbook to Linux.

Frequently asked questions

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