Lets agents read and edit lists and items in Workflowy.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add workflowy --env WORKFLOWY_USERNAME='<WORKFLOWY_USERNAME>' --env WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD='<WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y mcp-workflowy@latest server start~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.workflowy]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-workflowy@latest", "server", "start"]
env = { WORKFLOWY_USERNAME = "<WORKFLOWY_USERNAME>", WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD = "<WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD>" }
# codex mcp add workflowy --env WORKFLOWY_USERNAME='<WORKFLOWY_USERNAME>' --env WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD='<WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y mcp-workflowy@latest server start~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"workflowy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-workflowy@latest",
"server",
"start"
],
"env": {
"WORKFLOWY_USERNAME": "<WORKFLOWY_USERNAME>",
"WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD": "<WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"workflowy": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-workflowy@latest",
"server",
"start"
],
"env": {
"WORKFLOWY_USERNAME": "<WORKFLOWY_USERNAME>",
"WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD": "<WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"workflowy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-workflowy@latest",
"server",
"start"
],
"env": {
"WORKFLOWY_USERNAME": "<WORKFLOWY_USERNAME>",
"WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD": "<WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"workflowy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-workflowy@latest",
"server",
"start"
],
"env": {
"WORKFLOWY_USERNAME": "<WORKFLOWY_USERNAME>",
"WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD": "<WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"workflowy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-workflowy@latest",
"server",
"start"
],
"env": {
"WORKFLOWY_USERNAME": "<WORKFLOWY_USERNAME>",
"WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD": "<WORKFLOWY_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
WORKFLOWY_USERNAMEWORKFLOWY_PASSWORD
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.