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# Anytype MCP Server
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The Anytype MCP Server is a [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server enabling AI assistants to seamlessly interact with [Anytype's API](https://github.com/anyproto/anytype-api) through natural language.
It bridges the gap between AI and Anytype's powerful features by converting Anytype's OpenAPI specification into MCP tools, allowing you to manage your knowledge base through conversation.
## Features
- Global & Space Search
- Spaces & Members
- Objects & Lists
- Properties & Tags
- Types & Templates
## Quick Start
### 1. Get Your API Key
1. Open Anytype
2. Go to App Settings
3. Navigate to API Keys section
4. Click on `Create new` button
<details>
<summary>Alternative: Get API key via CLI</summary>
You can also get your API key using the command line:
```bash
npx -y @anyproto/anytype-mcp get-key
```
</details>
### 2. Configure Your MCP Client
#### Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Raycast, etc.
Add the following configuration to your MCP client settings after replacing `<YOUR_API_KEY>` with your actual API key:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"anytype": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@anyproto/anytype-mcp"],
"env": {
"OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS": "{\"Authorization\":\"Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>\", \"Anytype-Version\":\"2025-11-08\"}"
}
}
}
}
```
> **Tip:** After creating an API key in Anytype, you can copy that ready-to-use configuration snippet with your API key already filled in from the API Keys section.
#### Claude Code (CLI)
Run this command to add the Anytype MCP server after replacing `<YOUR_API_KEY>` with your actual API key:
```bash
claude mcp add anytype -e OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS='{"Authorization":"Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>", "Anytype-Version":"2025-11-08"}' -s user -- npx -y @anyproto/anytype-mcp
```
<details>
<summary>Alternative: Global Installation</summary>
If you prefer to install the package globally:
1. Install the package:
```bash
npm install -g @anyproto/anytype-mcp
```
2. Update your MCP client configuration to use the global installation:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"anytype": {
"command": "anytype-mcp",
"env": {
"OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS": "{\"Authorization\":\"Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>\", \"Anytype-Version\":\"2025-11-08\"}"
}
}
}
}
```
</details>
## Example Interactions
Here are some examples of how you can interact with your Anytype:
- "Create a new space called 'Project Ideas' with description 'A space for storing project ideas'"
- "Add a new object of type 'Task' with title 'Research AI trends' to the 'Project Ideas' space"
- "Create a second one with title 'Dive deep into LLMs' with due date in 3 days and assign it to me"
- "Now create a collection with the title "Tasks for this week" and add the two tasks to that list. Set due date of the first one to 10 days from now"
## Development
### Installation from Source
1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/anyproto/anytype-mcp.git
cd anytype-mcp
```
2. Install dependencies:
```bash
npm install -D
```
3. Build the project:
```bash
npm run build
```
4. Link the package globally (optional):
```bash
npm link
```
## Contribution
Thank you for your desire to develop Anytype together!
❤️ This project and everyone involved in it is governed by the [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/anyproto/.github/blob/main/docs/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
🧑💻 Check out our [contributing guide](https://github.com/anyproto/.github/blob/main/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) to learn about asking questions, creating issues, or submitting pull requests.
🫢 For security findings, please email [security@anytype.io](mailto:security@anytype.io) and refer to our [security guide](https://github.com/anyproto/.github/blob/main/docs/SECURITY.md) for more information.
🤝 Follow us on [Github](https://github.com/anyproto) and join the [Contributors Community](https://github.com/orgs/anyproto/discussions).
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