joplin-mcp vs mcp-server-chart

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	joplin-mcp by alondmnt	mcp-server-chart by antvis
Stars	★ 112	★ 4,068
30d uses	—	10,239
Score	49	84
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Categories	ProductivityAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

joplin-mcp · Summary

A FastMCP-based server enabling AI assistants to interact with Joplin notes via 25 optimized tools.

mcp-server-chart · Summary

A TypeScript MCP server for generating 26+ visualization charts using AntV, supporting multiple chart types and deployment options.

joplin-mcp · Use cases

AI assistants can search and retrieve specific notes from your Joplin knowledge base
Create, update, and organize notes through natural language commands
Automate tagging and categorization of notes based on content

mcp-server-chart · Use cases

Data analysts creating visual reports from datasets
AI assistants generating custom charts based on user requests
Web applications embedding visualization capabilities via HTTP API

joplin-mcp · Install

Installation

Claude Desktop

# Install and configure automatically
pip install joplin-mcp
joplin-mcp-install

**Manual Configuration:** Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "joplin": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "joplin-mcp", "joplin-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "JOPLIN_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Other Clients

For Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add alondmnt/joplin-mcp
/plugin install joplin-mcp

For Jan AI:

Add MCP Server in Jan's interface
Name: joplin
Command: uvx --from joplin-mcp joplin-mcp-server
Environment Variables: JOPLIN_TOKEN (your token)

mcp-server-chart · Install

Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g @antv/mcp-server-chart

For Desktop Apps (e.g., Claude Desktop, VSCode):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

For Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

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