Anytype
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Interact with your Anytype data through its API, enabling AI assistants to access your information.
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- qwinty
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- Productivity, Knowledge Base, Other, API
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Setup
Install Anytype in your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and others).
Repository: https://github.com/qwinty/anytype-mcp
Follow the installation instructions in the repository README, then restart your MCP client.
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides access to the Anytype API, allowing AI assistants and other MCP clients to interact with your Anytype data.
Based on the Anytype API definition v0.46+ (2025-03-17).Ensure your Anytype Desktop version is compatible.
- Get list of spaces (get_spaces)
- Search/Get objects within a space (get_objects,search_space) or globally (global_search)
- Get detailed object content (get_object_content, supports retrieving full text)
- Create and delete spaces (create_space) and objects (create_object,delete_object)
- Export objects as markdown (export_object)
- Manage list views and objects within lists (get_list_views,get_list_view_objects,add_objects_to_list,remove_object_from_list)
- Get space members (get_space_members)
- Get types and templates (get_types,get_type_details,get_templates,get_template_details)
- Node.js 18 or higher
- Anytype desktop application running locally
- An Anytype account
git clone https://github.com/Qwinty/anytype-mcp.git cd anytype-mcp
Build the project (compiles TypeScript to JavaScript inbuild/):
Obtain an App Key:Before configuring the server, you need an App Key from Anytype. See the "Getting an App Key" section below.
Add the MCP server to your MCP configuration file
Before using the MCP server, you need to obtain an app key from the Anytype desktop application:
Follow the instructions to authorize the application
Add the Anytype MCP server to your MCP configuration file:
- For Claude: Editclaude_desktop_config.json
- For other MCP clients: Edit their respective configuration files
{ "mcpServers": { "anytype": { "command": "node", "args": ["{path/to/anytype-mcp}/build/index.js"], "env": { "ANYTYPE_APP_KEY": "YOUR_APP_KEY_HERE" }, "disabled": false } } }
Replacepath/to/anytype-mcpwith the actual path to your installation andYOUR_APP_KEY_HEREwith the app key you obtained.
The MCP server is usually started automatically by the MCP client. However, you can also start it manually for testing:
SeeTools.mdfor a detailed list of available tools and their usage examples.
Additionally, a sample system prompt for AI assistants using this server is available indocs/system-prompt.md.
To optimize for token usage with AI assistants, this MCP server implements response filtering by default for tools that return object data (get_objects,global_search,search_space).
- Default Behavior:The server returns a simplified version of object data, including essential metadata like ID, name, type, icon, layout, space ID, root ID, snippet (if available), block count, tags, creation/modification dates, and creator info. Full block content and detailed relations are omitted.
- include_text: true:Several tools (get_objects,get_object_content,global_search,search_space) support an optionalinclude_textparameter. When set totrue, the server will extract and include the full, formatted text content from the object's blocks in afull_textfield. Use this when you need the complete text, but be aware it significantly increases response size and token count.
- full_response: true:Theget_objects,global_search, andsearch_spacetools also support afull_responseparameter. Setting this totruebypasses all filtering and returns the raw, complete JSON response directly from the Anytype API. This provides the most detail but uses the most tokens.
Choose the appropriate parameters based on whether you need just metadata, full text content, or the complete raw API response.
Make sure the Anytype desktop application is running on your computer. The MCP server connects to the local Anytype API athttp://localhost:31009/v1.
- Runnpm run get-keyto obtain a new app key
- Update your MCP configuration with the new key
- Restart your MCP client
The server connects to the Anytype API athttp://localhost:31009/v1by default. If your Anytype installation uses a different port, you currently need to modify theapiBaseUrlvariable insrc/index.tsand rebuild (npm run build). Making this configurable via an environment variable is a potential future improvement.
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