joplin-mcp-server

A self-contained MCP server for Joplin that bundles the Joplin Terminal CLI as a dependency. It allows agents to search, read, create, edit, and sync Joplin notes and notebooks via a headless sidecar process without requiring the Joplin desktop app or global installs. It supports automatic port negotiation to coexist with Joplin Desktop and handles data storage, sync, and REST API exposure.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by jordanburke

You need:JOPLIN_TOKEN API token (required)

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Popularity 8 GitHub stars

What you can do with it

Search and read Joplin notes and notebooks
Create and edit notes via MCP protocol
Sync notes to Joplin Cloud or filesystem backends

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 2.3.3MIT

mcp-registry: io.github.jordanburke/joplin-mcp-server@2.3.3 Source repository

Last repository push: Sep 13, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC
Latest release: v2.3.3
Maintenance checked: Nov 2, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC

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joplin-mcp-server 2.3.3

npm

joplin-mcp-server package definition

{
  "version": "2.3.3",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "joplin-mcp-server",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "JOPLIN_TOKEN",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Joplin API token, for external mode only (see JOPLIN_HOST). Sidecar mode manages its own token and ignores this."
    },
    {
      "name": "JOPLIN_HOST",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Connect to an existing Joplin instance at this host instead of running a sidecar"
    },
    {
      "name": "JOPLIN_PORT",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Port of the existing Joplin instance (default: 41184)"
    },
    {
      "name": "JOPLIN_PROFILE",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Joplin data directory for sidecar mode (default: ~/.config/joplin-mcp)"
    },
    {
      "name": "JOPLIN_CLI",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Path to the joplin CLI binary, overriding auto-detection"
    },
    {
      "name": "JOPLIN_SYNC_TARGET",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Sync target: none, filesystem, webdav, nextcloud, joplin-cloud, joplin-server, s3, dropbox, onedrive (default: none)"
    },
    {
      "name": "JOPLIN_SYNC_PATH",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Sync target URL or path; the bucket name for the s3 target"
    },
    {
      "name": "JOPLIN_SYNC_USERNAME",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Sync username or email; the access key for the s3 target"
    },
    {
      "name": "JOPLIN_SYNC_PASSWORD",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Sync password; the secret key for the s3 target"
    },
    {
      "name": "JOPLIN_SYNC_REGION",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "S3 region (default: us-east-1)"
    },
    {
      "name": "JOPLIN_SYNC_ENDPOINT",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "S3 endpoint URL for non-AWS providers such as Backblaze B2, MinIO, R2 or Wasabi (default: https://s3.amazonaws.com/)"
    },
    {
      "name": "JOPLIN_SYNC_FORCE_PATH_STYLE",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Use path-style S3 URLs, which self-hosted providers such as MinIO usually require: true or false (default: false)"
    },
    {
      "name": "LOG_LEVEL",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Log verbosity: debug, info, warn or error (default: info)"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "joplin-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "joplin-mcp-server@2.3.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JOPLIN_TOKEN": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_TOKEN>",
        "JOPLIN_HOST": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_HOST>",
        "JOPLIN_PORT": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_PORT>",
        "JOPLIN_PROFILE": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_PROFILE>",
        "JOPLIN_CLI": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_CLI>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_TARGET": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_TARGET>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_PATH": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_PATH>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_USERNAME": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_USERNAME>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_PASSWORD>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_REGION": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_REGION>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_ENDPOINT": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_ENDPOINT>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_FORCE_PATH_STYLE": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_FORCE_PATH_STYLE>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "joplin-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "joplin-mcp-server@2.3.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JOPLIN_TOKEN": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_TOKEN>",
        "JOPLIN_HOST": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_HOST>",
        "JOPLIN_PORT": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_PORT>",
        "JOPLIN_PROFILE": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_PROFILE>",
        "JOPLIN_CLI": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_CLI>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_TARGET": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_TARGET>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_PATH": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_PATH>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_USERNAME": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_USERNAME>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_PASSWORD>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_REGION": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_REGION>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_ENDPOINT": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_ENDPOINT>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_FORCE_PATH_STYLE": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_FORCE_PATH_STYLE>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "joplin-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "joplin-mcp-server@2.3.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JOPLIN_TOKEN": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_TOKEN>",
        "JOPLIN_HOST": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_HOST>",
        "JOPLIN_PORT": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_PORT>",
        "JOPLIN_PROFILE": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_PROFILE>",
        "JOPLIN_CLI": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_CLI>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_TARGET": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_TARGET>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_PATH": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_PATH>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_USERNAME": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_USERNAME>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_PASSWORD>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_REGION": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_REGION>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_ENDPOINT": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_ENDPOINT>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_FORCE_PATH_STYLE": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_FORCE_PATH_STYLE>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "joplin-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "joplin-mcp-server@2.3.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JOPLIN_TOKEN": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_TOKEN>",
        "JOPLIN_HOST": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_HOST>",
        "JOPLIN_PORT": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_PORT>",
        "JOPLIN_PROFILE": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_PROFILE>",
        "JOPLIN_CLI": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_CLI>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_TARGET": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_TARGET>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_PATH": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_PATH>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_USERNAME": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_USERNAME>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_PASSWORD>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_REGION": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_REGION>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_ENDPOINT": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_ENDPOINT>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_FORCE_PATH_STYLE": "<YOUR_JOPLIN_SYNC_FORCE_PATH_STYLE>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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