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DocsAgent — Zotero, Obsidian & Apple Notes MCP Server

local MCP server

DocsAgent — Zotero, Obsidian & Apple Notes MCP Server is a local MCP server: Instant, private access to your knowledge base: Zotero, Obsidian, Apple Notes (macOS). Install it from npm as @docsagent/docsagent.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add docsagent -e DOCSAGENT_CONFIG=... -- npx -y @docsagent/docsagent

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docsagent": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@docsagent/docsagent"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOCSAGENT_CONFIG": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx) or Python with uv (runs with uvx).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • Environment variables: DOCSAGENT_CONFIG

Summary

Instant, private access to your knowledge base: Zotero, Obsidian, Apple Notes (macOS).

DocsAgent — Zotero, Obsidian & Apple Notes MCP Server vs similar servers

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Questions

It reads one environment variable: DOCSAGENT_CONFIG. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Node.js 18+ (runs with npx) or Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

DocsAgent — Zotero, Obsidian & Apple Notes MCP Server is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @docsagent/docsagent.

Run: claude mcp add docsagent -e DOCSAGENT_CONFIG=... -- npx -y @docsagent/docsagent

Run: codex mcp add docsagent --env DOCSAGENT_CONFIG=... -- npx -y @docsagent/docsagent

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