Vortex Notes runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 701 installs a week from npm. Last commit 30 Oct 2026.
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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.
let insert = "\n" + next
spawnSync(cmd, args, { input, encoding: "utf8", timeout: 30000 });
for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(base, { withFileTypes: true })) {
export const FAVICON_ICO_B64 = "AAABAAMAEBAAAAEAIADmAQAANgAAACAgAAABACAABAQAABwCAAAwMAAAAQAgAG0GAAAgBgAAiVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAABm0lEQVR4nJyTyy8DURTGvzMznaK0nWo9Es9ICFv+B7GzZG8hVvwXdnZih52lhYW1sJOykGiFqEckjLbTl3b6Ou6dhVRfol8yyZ2Z7/fde+49VwNARqh/A4qyDvA0gXS0…
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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.
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 vortex-notes -- npx -y vortex-notes
{
"mcpServers": {
"vortex-notes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"vortex-notes"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.vortex-notes]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "vortex-notes"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"vortex-notes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"vortex-notes"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"vortex-notes": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"vortex-notes"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
VORTEX_NOTES_VAULT (Vault folder to serve. Optional: after `npx vortex-notes@latest pair` the paired vault is found automatically), VORTEX_NOTES_READONLY (Set to 1 for search-and-read-only access).
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