Reader Server MCP Server

This repository also includes a standalone skill for interacting with Readwise Reader API directly via HTTP requests. The skill provides knowledge and examples for using the Reader API without…

Local serverstdio

What is the Reader Server MCP Server?

Reader Server is an MCP project maintained in the xinthink/reader-mcp-server-py repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “This repository also includes a standalone skill for interacting with Readwise Reader API directly via HTTP requests. The skill provides knowledge and examples for using…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using uv. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares READWISE_ACCESS_TOKEN. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
list_documents	List documents from Reader with flexible filtering and pagination.
Input:	location (string, optional): Folder to filter by. One of new, later, shortlist, archive, feed.
updatedAfter	string, optional): Only return documents updated after this ISO8601 timestamp.
withContent	boolean, optional): If true, include HTML content in results (default: false).
pageCursor	string, optional): Pagination cursor for fetching the next page.
Returns:	JSON object with a list of documents, each including metadata and (optionally) content, plus pagination info.

How to install the Reader Server MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reader": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/absolute/path/to/your/reader/server",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "READWISE_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_READWISE_ACCESS_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.