Single static Go binary. No runtime dependencies. Talks to your local Trilium over HTTP(S) and to the client over stdio.
Connect Trilium MCP to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Single static Go binary. No runtime dependencies. Talks to your local Trilium over HTTP(S) and to the client over stdio. The trilium mcp mcp server is what makes that connection.
Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
create_note — Create a note (optionally under a parent, with labels in one shot)batch_create_notes — Create many notes in one call — saves per-call schema overhead during restructuringget_note — Fetch note metadata; optionally include body contentget_note_subtree — Recursively fetch a note + descendants up to N levels as a nested tree — replaces N+1 get_note callsupdate_note — Partial update: include only the fields you want to change; omitted fields stay as-isappend_content — Append text to the body with a configurable separatordelete_note — Delete a note and its subtreebatch_delete_notes — Delete many notes; partial failures don't stop the restmove_note — Re-parent a note in two ETAPI calls (vs the old read-recreate-delete dance)clone_note — Add the note under an additional parent — Trilium-native multi-parent linksdelete_branch — Remove one parent-child link without deleting the note (un-clone)search_notes — Full-power Trilium search (#label, ~relation, note.title %= "regex", ancestor scoping, etc.)Configuration is passed through the environment: TRILIUM_URL, TRILIUM_TOKEN. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Among the planning and project tracking 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. Trilium MCP's toolset — create_note, batch_create_notes, get_note and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ovden13; 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.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| create_note | Create a note (optionally under a parent, with labels in one shot). |
| batch_create_notes | Create many notes in one call — saves per-call schema overhead during restructuring. |
| get_note | Fetch note metadata; optionally include body content. |
| get_note_subtree | Recursively fetch a note + descendants up to N levels as a nested tree — replaces N+1 get_note calls. |
| update_note | Partial update: include only the fields you want to change; omitted fields stay as-is. |
| append_content | Append text to the body with a configurable separator. |
| delete_note | Delete a note and its subtree. |
| batch_delete_notes | Delete many notes; partial failures don't stop the rest. |
| move_note | Re-parent a note in two ETAPI calls (vs the old read-recreate-delete dance). |
| clone_note | Add the note under an additional parent — Trilium-native multi-parent links. |
| delete_branch | Remove one parent-child link without deleting the note (un-clone). |
| search_notes | Full-power Trilium search (#label, ~relation, note.title %= "regex", ancestor scoping, etc.). |
| add_label | Attach a label (#key=value) — acts as a "column" in collection views. |
| add_relation | Attach a relation (~name → noteId) — like a foreign key between notes. |
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| TRILIUM_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| TRILIUM_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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