joplin mcp server for Zed

io.github.jordanburke/joplin-mcp-server

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client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install joplin mcp server in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

JOPLIN_TOKEN

JOPLIN_HOST

JOPLIN_PORT

JOPLIN_PROFILE

JOPLIN_CLI

JOPLIN_SYNC_TARGET

JOPLIN_SYNC_PATH

JOPLIN_SYNC_USERNAME

JOPLIN_SYNC_PASSWORD

JOPLIN_SYNC_REGION

JOPLIN_SYNC_ENDPOINT

JOPLIN_SYNC_FORCE_PATH_STYLE

LOG_LEVEL

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "joplin-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "joplin-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JOPLIN_TOKEN": "<JOPLIN_TOKEN>",
        "JOPLIN_HOST": "<JOPLIN_HOST>",
        "JOPLIN_PORT": "<JOPLIN_PORT>",
        "JOPLIN_PROFILE": "<JOPLIN_PROFILE>",
        "JOPLIN_CLI": "<JOPLIN_CLI>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_TARGET": "<JOPLIN_SYNC_TARGET>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_PATH": "<JOPLIN_SYNC_PATH>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_USERNAME": "<JOPLIN_SYNC_USERNAME>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_PASSWORD": "<JOPLIN_SYNC_PASSWORD>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_REGION": "<JOPLIN_SYNC_REGION>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_ENDPOINT": "<JOPLIN_SYNC_ENDPOINT>",
        "JOPLIN_SYNC_FORCE_PATH_STYLE": "<JOPLIN_SYNC_FORCE_PATH_STYLE>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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