Joplin MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 293 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 12 Sep 2026.
FastMCP server exposing Joplin notes, notebooks, tags, and imports.
What the code does
We read the source, 5 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
result = subprocess.run([str(python), str(Path(__file__).resolve()), *sys.argv[1:]])
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add joplin-mcp -e 'JOPLIN_TOKEN=<JOPLIN_TOKEN>' -- uvx joplin-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"joplin-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"joplin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JOPLIN_TOKEN": "<JOPLIN_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.joplin-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["joplin-mcp"]
env = { JOPLIN_TOKEN = "<JOPLIN_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"joplin-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"joplin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JOPLIN_TOKEN": "<JOPLIN_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"joplin-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"joplin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JOPLIN_TOKEN": "<JOPLIN_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<JOPLIN_TOKEN> (Web Clipper authentication token from a running Joplin instance).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
JOPLIN_URL (Optional override for the Joplin Web Clipper base URL (default http://localhost:41184)).
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