Simplenote MCP Server

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Simplenote MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 294 installs a week from npm. Last commit 27 Jul 2026.

MCP server for reading Simplenote notes across macOS, Linux, and Windows

Installs per day peak 123 · avg 37 · +35% w/w

a month agotoday

294

Installs / week

npm · @automattic/simplenote-mcp

Stars

2 open issues

27 Jul 2026

Last commit

no releases in 90 days

MIT

License

TypeScript

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Simplenote MCP every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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 Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add simplenote-mcp -- npx -y @automattic/simplenote-mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simplenote-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@automattic/simplenote-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.simplenote-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@automattic/simplenote-mcp"]

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simplenote-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@automattic/simplenote-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "simplenote-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@automattic/simplenote-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Simplenote MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Simplenote MCP?

Simplenote MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @automattic/simplenote-mcp was installed 294 times last week.

How do I connect Simplenote MCP?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @automattic/simplenote-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use Simplenote MCP?

The npm package @automattic/simplenote-mcp was installed 294 times in the last week. Week over week that is +35%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Simplenote MCP open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 31 stars on GitHub and 2 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.