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joplin-mcp
by alondmnt
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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joplin-mcp · Summary

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

time · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.

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

time · Use cases

  • Assisting with international meeting scheduling across time zones
  • Providing real-time time information for location-based queries
  • Enabling time conversion for travel planning and itineraries

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:

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

time · Install

Installation Options

**Using uv (recommended):**

uvx mcp-server-time

**Using PIP:**

pip install mcp-server-time
python -m mcp_server_time

**Configure for Claude Desktop:**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-time"]
    }
  }
}
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