lifenote 0.1.1

Bring your private journal into your AI agents — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex. MCP-compatible.

lifenote

Bring your private Life Note journal into your AI agents — Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, anything that speaks MCP.

Install

pipx install lifenote      # recommended
# or
pip install lifenote

Sign in

lifenote auth login

Opens your browser, you click Allow, you're done. Your token is stored in your OS keychain (macOS Keychain / Windows Credential Manager / Linux libsecret) — never in plain files.

For CI / Docker / headless agents, set LIFENOTE_API_TOKEN in the environment instead.

Use it from the terminal

lifenote search "anxiety about launch"
lifenote entries --since 7d
lifenote today
lifenote week
lifenote conversations list
lifenote conversations show 574

Add --json to any command for piping into agents:

lifenote search "burnout" --json | claude "summarize the patterns"

Use it from your AI agent (MCP)

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lifenote": {
      "command": "lifenote",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. Your journal is now a tool Claude can reach for on its own.

Claude.ai web (Connectors)

Settings → Connectors → Add → paste https://mcp.mylifenote.ai/api/agent/v1/mcp. Approve the OAuth screen.

Cursor / Codex / other MCP clients

Same command: lifenote, args: [mcp] pattern. Or point them at the HTTP endpoint directly.

Bundled Claude Code skill

Drop a brand-aligned skill into your ~/.claude/skills/ so Claude Code knows when to reach for Life Note vs. when not to:

lifenote skills install

What the agent can read

Two scopes today, both read-only:

• journal:read — your written entries + AI-generated analysis (themes, feelings)
• chat:read — your past conversations with mentors (Marcus Aurelius, etc.)

It cannot write to your journal, change your settings, see payment info, or access other users' data.

You can revoke any agent anytime at https://www.mylifenote.ai/settings/agents.

Configuration

Environment variables (all optional):

• LIFENOTE_API_TOKEN — bypass keychain (essential for CI / Docker)
• LIFENOTE_BASE_URL — point at staging / dev (default: https://www.mylifenote.ai)

License

MIT. Built by Daniel W. Chen.