MCP server for the Joplin note taking app
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add joplin --env JOPLIN_TOKEN='<JOPLIN_TOKEN>' -- uvx joplin-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.joplin]
command = "uvx"
args = ["joplin-mcp"]
env = { JOPLIN_TOKEN = "<JOPLIN_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add joplin --env JOPLIN_TOKEN='<JOPLIN_TOKEN>' -- uvx joplin-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"joplin": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"joplin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JOPLIN_TOKEN": "<JOPLIN_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"joplin": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"joplin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JOPLIN_TOKEN": "<JOPLIN_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"joplin": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"joplin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JOPLIN_TOKEN": "<JOPLIN_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"joplin": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"joplin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JOPLIN_TOKEN": "<JOPLIN_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"joplin": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"joplin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JOPLIN_TOKEN": "<JOPLIN_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
JOPLIN_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.