A lightweight MCP server that provides Claude with a private journaling capability to process feelings and thoughts
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add private-journal -- npx github:obra/private-journal-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.private-journal]
command = "npx"
args = ["github:obra/private-journal-mcp"]
# codex mcp add private-journal -- npx github:obra/private-journal-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"private-journal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"github:obra/private-journal-mcp"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"private-journal": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"github:obra/private-journal-mcp"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"private-journal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"github:obra/private-journal-mcp"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"private-journal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"github:obra/private-journal-mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"private-journal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"github:obra/private-journal-mcp"
]
}
}
}