@readwise/readwise-mcp

Readwise MCP

Overview

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) standardizes how applications provide context to Large Language Models (LLMs), ensuring a clean separation between context management and direct LLM interaction.

This project is a local MCP server designed to act as a bridge between LLM clients (such as Claude) and Readwise.

Installation in Claude

0. Please make sure you have Node installed.
1. Open Claude desktop app.
2. Navigate to Settings > Developer.
3. Click Edit Config.
4. Add the following entry to the claude_desktop_config.json file, replacing ACCESS_TOKEN value with your Readwise Access Token.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Readwise MCP": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@readwise/readwise-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ACCESS_TOKEN": "XXXXXXXXX"
      }
    }
  }
}

Known Issues

When using this MCP server, you may occasionally encounter MCP errors during your conversations with Claude. If you experience such errors, we recommend trying to switch between different Claude models (e.g., from Claude 3.5 Haiku to Claude 3.7 Sonnet) as this often resolves the issue.