Notemd MCP Server

A standalone backend server for the Notemd Obsidian plugin, providing AI-powered text processing and knowledge management.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Notemd MCP MCP server?

Notemd MCP MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Notemd MCP directly instead of describing what you should do. A standalone backend server for the Notemd Obsidian plugin, providing AI-powered text processing and knowledge management.

What you get

Welcome to the Notemd MCP Server! This project provides a powerful, standalone backend server that exposes the core AI-powered text processing and knowledge management functionalities of the Notemd Obsidian Plugin.

  • AI-Powered Content Enrichment — Automatically processes Markdown content to identify key concepts and create [[wiki-links]], building a deeply interconnected knowledge graph
  • Automated Documentation Generation — Generates comprehensive, structured documentation from a single title or keyword, optionally using web research for context
  • Integrated Web Research & Summarization — Performs web searches using Tavily or DuckDuckGo and uses an LLM to provide concise summaries on any topic
  • Diagram Workflows (Canonical + Compatibility Alias) — Supports generate_diagram as the canonical flow plus generate_experimental_diagram as a legacy compatibility alias aligned with modern NotEMD command surfaces
  • Translation & Extraction Utilities — Adds first-class translation, concept extraction, and verbatim original-text extraction operations for automation pipelines
  • Knowledge Graph Integrity — Includes endpoints to automatically update or remove backlinks when files are renamed or deleted, preventing broken links

Setting it up

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at execution on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

What the assistant can call

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

  • ENABLE_STABLE_API_CALL — Boolean to enable/disable stable API calls with retries
  • API_CALL_INTERVAL — Interval in seconds between API call retries
  • API_CALL_MAX_RETRIES — Maximum number of retries for a failed API call
  • Endpoint — Method
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server

Configuration and credentials

You will need 3 environment variables: OPENAI_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • For Python execution: Python 3.8+ and pip or uv. - For NPX execution: Node.js and npx.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the notemd mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Choosing this one

Among the knowledge and memory options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Notemd MCP's toolset — ENABLE_STABLE_API_CALL, API_CALL_INTERVAL, API_CALL_MAX_RETRIES and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Jacobinwwey; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
ENABLE_STABLE_API_CALLBoolean to enable/disable stable API calls with retries.
API_CALL_INTERVALInterval in seconds between API call retries.
API_CALL_MAX_RETRIESMaximum number of retries for a failed API call.
EndpointMethod
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Notemd MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notemd": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "execution"],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • For Python execution: Python 3.8+ and pip or uv. - For NPX execution: Node.js and npx.
VariableDescriptionRequired
OPENAI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
DEEPSEEK_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
TAVILY_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Notemd MCP to ENABLE STABLE API CALL.
  • Use Notemd MCP to API CALL INTERVAL.
  • Use Notemd MCP to API CALL MAX RETRIES.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Notemd MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (ENABLE_STABLE_API_CALL, API_CALL_INTERVAL, API_CALL_MAX_RETRIES, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Notemd MCP directly.