Notes Vault

Name: Notes Vault
Author: gronare

by gronareversion 0.13.0i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.gronare/notes-vault-mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Indexed search, schema-checked writes and session hooks for a markdown notes vault

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Docs, sheets & office work
You need to fill in: S3_ACCESS_KEY, S3_SECRET_KEY

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: VAULT_PATH, S3_ENDPOINT, S3_ACCESS_KEY, S3_SECRET_KEY, S3_BUCKET, S3_PREFIX, S3_REGION, VAULT_CACHE_DIR, VAULT_SCHEMA, VAULT_STOP_HOOK, VAULT_STOP_HOOK_COMMITS, VAULT_STOP_HOOK_PROMPTS

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notes-vault": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "notes-vault-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VAULT_PATH": "your-value",
        "S3_ENDPOINT": "your-value",
        "S3_ACCESS_KEY": "your-value",
        "S3_SECRET_KEY": "your-value",
        "S3_BUCKET": "your-value",
        "S3_PREFIX": "your-value",
        "S3_REGION": "your-value",
        "VAULT_CACHE_DIR": "your-value",
        "VAULT_SCHEMA": "your-value",
        "VAULT_STOP_HOOK": "your-value",
        "VAULT_STOP_HOOK_COMMITS": "your-value",
        "VAULT_STOP_HOOK_PROMPTS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add notes-vault --env VAULT_PATH=your-value --env S3_ENDPOINT=your-value --env S3_ACCESS_KEY=your-value --env S3_SECRET_KEY=your-value --env S3_BUCKET=your-value --env S3_PREFIX=your-value --env S3_REGION=your-value --env VAULT_CACHE_DIR=your-value --env VAULT_SCHEMA=your-value --env VAULT_STOP_HOOK=your-value --env VAULT_STOP_HOOK_COMMITS=your-value --env VAULT_STOP_HOOK_PROMPTS=your-value -- uvx notes-vault-mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notes-vault": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "notes-vault-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VAULT_PATH": "your-value",
        "S3_ENDPOINT": "your-value",
        "S3_ACCESS_KEY": "your-value",
        "S3_SECRET_KEY": "your-value",
        "S3_BUCKET": "your-value",
        "S3_PREFIX": "your-value",
        "S3_REGION": "your-value",
        "VAULT_CACHE_DIR": "your-value",
        "VAULT_SCHEMA": "your-value",
        "VAULT_STOP_HOOK": "your-value",
        "VAULT_STOP_HOOK_COMMITS": "your-value",
        "VAULT_STOP_HOOK_PROMPTS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "notes-vault": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "notes-vault-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VAULT_PATH": "your-value",
        "S3_ENDPOINT": "your-value",
        "S3_ACCESS_KEY": "your-value",
        "S3_SECRET_KEY": "your-value",
        "S3_BUCKET": "your-value",
        "S3_PREFIX": "your-value",
        "S3_REGION": "your-value",
        "VAULT_CACHE_DIR": "your-value",
        "VAULT_SCHEMA": "your-value",
        "VAULT_STOP_HOOK": "your-value",
        "VAULT_STOP_HOOK_COMMITS": "your-value",
        "VAULT_STOP_HOOK_PROMPTS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

VAULT_PATH env
Directory holding the vault. Set this or the four S3_* variables.
S3_ENDPOINT env
S3 or MinIO endpoint URL holding the vault
S3_ACCESS_KEY secret env
Access key for the vault bucket
S3_SECRET_KEY secret env
Secret key for the vault bucket
S3_BUCKET env
Bucket holding the vault
S3_PREFIX env
Key prefix inside the bucket
S3_REGION env
Region for the vault bucket
VAULT_CACHE_DIR env
Where the SQLite index lives
VAULT_SCHEMA env
Local schema file overriding the one in the vault
VAULT_STOP_HOOK env
Set to off to disable the stop hook
VAULT_STOP_HOOK_COMMITS env
Set to off to turn off the stop hook's unlogged-commit and stale-note checks alone
VAULT_STOP_HOOK_PROMPTS env
Messages the user writes after the agent's last vault write before the stop hook asks it to save them (default 3), or off

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account gronare, which owns the repo
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Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

More stars than 0% of the other 2191 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 88% of the other 2191 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2191 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Notes Vault safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: S3_ACCESS_KEY, S3_SECRET_KEY

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.13.0) reached the registry 3 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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mindin

Memory for Claude and coding agents, kept as markdown notes you own, with a schema that holds and a tie to your git history.

Install

curl -fsSL https://mindin.dev/install.sh | sh

It installs the mindin command with uv, asks where your vault lives (a folder, an S3 bucket or a vault server), and offers to add the vault to Claude Code, Codex and Cursor; it changes nothing in them without a yes. mindin was called notes-vault-mcp: the notes-vault-mcp package and command still work, and install and run mindin.

A vault server

A vault server with Docker Compose, for claude.ai, Claude Desktop, mobile and every machine you work on. You need a domain pointing at the machine, ports 80 and 443 open, and an SMTP account for sign-in links.

mkdir notes-vault && cd notes-vault

curl -fsSL -O https://github.com/gronare/mindin/releases/latest/download/compose.yml -O https://github.com/gronare/mindin/releases/latest/download/Caddyfile curl -fsSL -o .env https://github.com/gronare/mindin/releases/latest/download/example.env docker compose run --rm --no-deps vault master-key generate # paste into .env, with VAULT_HOST and SMTP docker compose up -d docker compose exec vault mindin accounts invite you@example.com

Then open https://VAULT_HOST/account and sign in. Install with Docker walks through each step.

Without the script, on one machine: uv tool install mindin, then mindin setup.

mindin asks before it shares anonymous usage data, and sends nothing until you say yes: then, once a day, a random install id, mindin's version, the OS and CPU type and how mindin runs (plugin, CLI or server) go to signals.mindin.dev, never notes, names, paths or your vault's address. mindin setup --signals yes|no changes the answer. The install signal has the details.

Use

Add the server's address, https://VAULT_HOST/mcp, as a custom connector in claude.ai. Claude searches, reads and writes your notes. The same search from a shell on a signed-in machine:

$ mindin search "signing in"

1 note · archive and superseded hidden

myapp system 3 days Areas/myapp.md

Sign-in Users sign in with passkeys; email links are the fallback.

What you get

Notes you own. Plain markdown in a folder or an S3 bucket; open them in Obsidian, keep them in git.
A schema with teeth. Required fields, legal statuses and kinds, a tag vocabulary; a write that breaks the contract is refused. Start from PARA, a simple vault, a journal or your own layout.
A lifecycle. close archives finished work, backlog_add files what was deferred, log_append writes one line per repo per session, lint reports drift.
Memory tied to code. A note names the paths it describes; the session-start hook prints the commits newer than the note.
Search that reads your languages. Stemming, folded diacritics, synonyms, and optional search by meaning that runs on your machine.
Your own vault server. Accounts with passkeys, email links, GitHub or your identity provider, several vaults each, shared vaults, sealed in storage.

Documentation

docs/ has the install guides, the how-tos for each client, the reference for every tool, command and setting, and how it works.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

Notes Vault

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

Common questions

Alternatives

Agent-Native Calendar

Excel MCP Server

MCP Server for Excel

README from the maker

mindin

Install

A vault server

Use

Sign-in Users sign in with passkeys; email links are the fallback.

What you get

Documentation

License