Simple note-taking server for recording and managing notes with AI models.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add notes --env AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID='<AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID>' --env AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY='<AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>' -- npx -p mcp-notes mcp-notes-web-server --dynamodb dynamodb://access_key:secret_key@region/table~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.notes]
command = "npx"
args = ["-p", "mcp-notes", "mcp-notes-web-server", "--dynamodb", "dynamodb://access_key:secret_key@region/table"]
env = { AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = "<AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID>", AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = "<AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add notes --env AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID='<AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID>' --env AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY='<AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>' -- npx -p mcp-notes mcp-notes-web-server --dynamodb dynamodb://access_key:secret_key@region/table~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"notes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-p",
"mcp-notes",
"mcp-notes-web-server",
"--dynamodb",
"dynamodb://access_key:secret_key@region/table"
],
"env": {
"AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "<AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID>",
"AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "<AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"notes": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-p",
"mcp-notes",
"mcp-notes-web-server",
"--dynamodb",
"dynamodb://access_key:secret_key@region/table"
],
"env": {
"AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "<AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID>",
"AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "<AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"notes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-p",
"mcp-notes",
"mcp-notes-web-server",
"--dynamodb",
"dynamodb://access_key:secret_key@region/table"
],
"env": {
"AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "<AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID>",
"AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "<AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"notes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-p",
"mcp-notes",
"mcp-notes-web-server",
"--dynamodb",
"dynamodb://access_key:secret_key@region/table"
],
"env": {
"AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "<AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID>",
"AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "<AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"notes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-p",
"mcp-notes",
"mcp-notes-web-server",
"--dynamodb",
"dynamodb://access_key:secret_key@region/table"
],
"env": {
"AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "<AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID>",
"AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "<AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDAWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.