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joplin-mcp-server
by dweigend
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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ProductivityKnowledge GraphAI / LLM Tools
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LanguagePythonTypeScript
Last commit15 mo agothis month

joplin-mcp-server · Summary

MCP server for Joplin notes with CRUD operations and search functionality.

time · Summary

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

joplin-mcp-server · Use cases

  • AI assistants access and modify Joplin notes through MCP protocol
  • Automated note organization based on content analysis
  • Cross-platform note management via AI tools

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-server · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.10 or higher
  • Joplin Desktop with Web Clipper Service enabled
  • uv (Python package manager)

Setup

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/dweigend/joplin-mcp.git
cd joplin-mcp

# Create and activate virtual environment
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
uv pip install -e .

# Configure Joplin API Token
# Create .env file with JOPLIN_TOKEN=your_api_token_here

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this to Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "joplin": {
      "command": "/PATH/TO/UV/uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/PATH/TO/YOUR/PROJECT/joplin_mcp",
        "run",
        "src/mcp/joplin_mcp.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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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