#+CREATED: [2025-04-29 Tue 10:20]

#+UPDATED: [2025-04-29 Tue 12:57]

org-mcp

A python-based MCP server for your local org mode files. Allows access to your org notes, agenda, and TODOs.

Tools

• List org files
• Read file headings
• Read specific heading in file
• Read whole file
• Search for documents matching a specified text query across all files in the vault (including the ID link), returns matching files/headings
• Add new file
• Add new heading to existing file
• Read agenda and TODOs from org's M-x org-agenda n{.verbatim}
• Modify heading

Example prompt

• What does my day look like today?
• What are the most important things for me to work on right now?
• Based on my long term career and personal goals, what suggestions would a coach give me? E.g., reprioritizing open TODOs, specific actions to take.

Adding to Claude Desktop

In general, follow the instructions from Anthropic.

For development:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "org-mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "<dir_to>/org-mcp",
        "run",
        "org-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

To use the published version

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "org-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "org-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ORG_DIR" : "<YOUR_ORG_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}