knowledge-mcp
An MCP server that allows Claude to export knowledge and experience into a personal knowledge corpus of markdown files with YAML frontmatter, organized by category, with tools for saving, reading, searching, and listing entries.
README
knowledge-mcp
A personal MCP server that lets Claude (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, etc.) export knowledge and experience into a personal knowledge corpus — a folder of markdown files that acts as your knowledge base.
Entries are markdown files with YAML frontmatter (created/updated timestamps,
tags, source), organized into category folders. Every write regenerates an
index.md at the corpus root listing all entries by category.
Tools
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
save_knowledge |
Write an entry to <category>/<slug>.md. Modes: create (default, fails on collision), overwrite, append (adds a dated section). |
list_knowledge |
List all entries grouped by category. |
search_knowledge |
Case-insensitive text search with line snippets — use before saving to avoid duplicates. |
read_knowledge |
Read one entry by relative path, e.g. projects/my-project.md. |
reindex_knowledge |
Regenerate index.md manually. |
Writes are confined to the knowledge base root — path traversal outside it is rejected. Only markdown files directly inside category folders (and the root) are indexed.
Setup
Requires uv. Install dependencies once:
cd /path/to/knowledge-mcp
uv sync
Claude Code
claude mcp add --scope user knowledge \
--env KNOWLEDGE_MCP_ROOT=/path/to/your/Knowledge -- \
uv run --directory /path/to/knowledge-mcp knowledge-mcp
(--scope user makes it available in every project; drop it for
project-only.)
Claude Desktop
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
(macOS) or the equivalent on your platform:
{
"mcpServers": {
"knowledge": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"run",
"--directory",
"/path/to/knowledge-mcp",
"knowledge-mcp"
],
"env": {
"KNOWLEDGE_MCP_ROOT": "/path/to/your/Knowledge"
}
}
}
}
Then restart Claude Desktop.
Configuration
| Env var | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
KNOWLEDGE_MCP_ROOT |
~/Documents/Personal/Notes/Knowledge |
Knowledge base root directory. Must already exist. |
KNOWLEDGE_MCP_TITLE |
Knowledge Base |
Heading used for the generated index.md. |
Manual run / smoke test
uv run knowledge-mcp # starts the stdio server (Ctrl-C to stop)
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