reMarkable MCP Server

Name: reMarkable MCP Server
Author: SamMorrowDrums

by SamMorrowDrumsversion 2.1.0i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.SamMorrowDrums/remarkable

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Read, render, search, and manage reMarkable documents through MCP

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Search & AI memory
You need to fill in: REMARKABLE_TOKEN

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: REMARKABLE_TOKEN

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": {
    "remarkable": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "remarkable-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REMARKABLE_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add remarkable --env REMARKABLE_TOKEN=your-value -- uvx remarkable-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": {
    "remarkable": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "remarkable-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REMARKABLE_TOKEN": "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": {
    "remarkable": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "remarkable-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REMARKABLE_TOKEN": "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

REMARKABLE_TOKEN secret env
Optional cloud credential. Prefer `remarkable-mcp --register CODE`, which saves it to ~/.rmapi. USB, SSH, and local-directory modes do not require it.

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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Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

More stars than 0% of the other 7241 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 31% of the other 7241 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 7241 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is reMarkable MCP Server 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: REMARKABLE_TOKEN

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 (2.1.0) reached the registry 3 months 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?

In the same category: Context7, Codebase Memory, Exa

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README from the maker

Open the README

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reMarkable MCP Server

Access a reMarkable library from MCP clients such as Claude, VS Code Copilot, OpenWebUI, and other compatible tools.

Features

Browse folders and recent documents.
Search names, tags, and extracted text.
Read typed text, PDF and EPUB text, highlights, and annotations.
Render notebooks and annotated PDFs as PNG or SVG.
Export one document as a complete PDF or sectioned Markdown resource.
Run handwriting OCR through Google Vision or Tesseract.
Upload files and manage folders in supported transports.
Render Markdown as PDF and upload it to the tablet.
Open an interactive canvas in clients that support MCP Apps.
Serve MCP over stdio or local Streamable HTTP.
Serve MCP 2026-07-28 and every earlier SDK-supported revision from one stable SDK 2.x MCPServer.

Quick Install

Prerequisite: install `uv`

The commands below use uvx, which is included with uv. Page images are rasterized with PyMuPDF; no system Cairo, browser, or graphics runtime needs to be installed on macOS, Linux, or Windows.

macOS and Linux

Use the official standalone installer:

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Or install with Homebrew:

brew install uv

Windows

Use the official standalone installer from PowerShell:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Or install with WinGet:

winget install --id=astral-sh.uv -e

Choose a connection

Start with the first mode that fits your setup.

Order	Mode	Setup	Writes	Use when
1	USB web	Connect the tablet and enable USB web	Upload; destination chosen by tablet	You want the shortest setup without a subscription or developer mode
2	Local directory	Install and sign in to the desktop app	No	You want offline, device-free reads from the desktop cache
3	Cloud	Register once; Connect subscription required	Full document and folder management	You need wireless or remote access
4	SSH	Enable developer mode and configure SSH	Full management and native authoring	You need direct filesystem access or native ink writes

USB Web Interface

Connect via USB and enable the web interface in your tablet's Storage Settings.

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Connect your reMarkable via USB
On your tablet, open Settings > Storage and enable USB web interface
Install via the button above

Manual USB web configuration

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

"servers": { "remarkable": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["remarkable-mcp", "--usb"], "env": { "GOOGLE_VISION_API_KEY": "your-api-key" } } } }

Make sure your reMarkable is connected via USB and unlocked
Verify USB web interface is enabled in Settings > Storage
The tablet should be accessible at http://10.11.99.1

Local Directory Mode

Read the official reMarkable desktop app's sync folder from disk. This mode is offline and read-only. The desktop app controls synchronization.

Local directory configuration

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

"servers": { "remarkable": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["remarkable-mcp", "--local-dir"] } } }

With no path, the desktop app's data folder is auto-detected:

macOS (current app): ~/Library/Containers/com.remarkable.desktop/Data/Library/Application Support/remarkable/desktop
macOS (legacy app): ~/Library/Application Support/remarkable/desktop
Windows: %APPDATA%\remarkable\desktop
Linux: ~/.local/share/remarkable/desktop

Or point at any xochitl-style directory (e.g. a tablet backup):

"servers": { "remarkable": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["remarkable-mcp", "--local-dir", "/path/to/xochitl-data"] } } }

Content freshness depends on the desktop app. Keep it running and signed in.
This mode is read-only. Direct writes could bypass synchronization and corrupt the app cache.
If the directory can't be found and a cloud token is configured, the server falls back to cloud mode for read access (the server remains read-only because it was launched in local-directory mode)

Cloud Mode

Cloud mode works without a device connection and requires a reMarkable Connect subscription.

It fetches metadata in parallel and caches content-addressed blobs on disk. See Cloud performance and caching for configuration.

Cloud mode setup

1. Get a One-Time Code

Go to my.remarkable.com/device/desktop/connect and generate a code.

2. Convert to Token

uvx remarkable-mcp --register YOUR_CODE

Registration saves the token to ~/.rmapi. When your MCP client runs the server as the same user on the same machine, remarkable-mcp reads that file automatically, so you do not need to put a token in the client configuration. Set REMARKABLE_TOKEN only when ~/.rmapi is unavailable, such as when the server runs under another user or on another machine.

3. Configure your MCP client

Minimal client-neutral server definition

Add this server definition using the MCP configuration UI or wrapper required by your client:

"command": "uvx", "args": ["remarkable-mcp"] }

No env entry is needed when the server can read the token from ~/.rmapi.

VS Code

VS Code's .vscode/mcp.json uses a top-level servers object. The saved ~/.rmapi credential means no token input is required:

"servers": { "remarkable": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["remarkable-mcp"] } } }

Claude Desktop and other clients

Claude Desktop and many other MCP clients use a top-level mcpServers object and literal values in env; they do not use VS Code's inputs array. With the token available in ~/.rmapi, the minimal configuration is:

"mcpServers": { "remarkable": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["remarkable-mcp"] } } }

If the token file is unavailable, add "env": {"REMARKABLE_TOKEN": "your-token"} to the remarkable server entry. Consult your client's documentation if it uses a different outer key or secret-storage mechanism.

SSH Mode

SSH provides direct filesystem access and native notebook authoring. It requires developer mode, which factory-resets the tablet when enabled. Use this mode only when USB web, local directory, or cloud mode does not provide the operation you need.

"servers": { "remarkable": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["remarkable-mcp", "--ssh"] } } }

See the SSH setup guide for authentication and device setup.

Connection Modes

All modes support reading, rendering, and single-document export. Cloud and SSH support full library management. USB web supports upload but does not accept a destination folder. Local directory mode is read-only.

Mode	Setup	Subscription	Offline	Tablet required	Raw source	Upload	Folder operations¹
Local directory	Desktop app installed	No²	Yes	No	PDF and EPUB	No	No
USB web	Enable in Settings	No	Yes	Yes	PDF	Root only	No
Cloud	One-time registration	Connect	No	No	PDF and EPUB	Yes	Yes
SSH	Developer mode	No	Yes	Yes	PDF and EPUB	Yes	Yes

¹ Folder ops = create folder / move / rename / delete. Upload and folder ops are enabled by default; pass --read-only to expose a read-only server. Deletes move items to the trash and prompt for confirmation when your client supports elicitation, and are refused without it unless REMARKABLE_SKIP_CONFIRM=1 is set.

² The desktop app itself signs in to the reMarkable cloud to sync; local directory mode just reads whatever the app has already synced to disk.

Automatic cloud fallback

If a selected device transport is unavailable and a cloud credential is configured, the server falls back to cloud mode. A server launched with --local-dir remains read-only after fallback. remarkable_status reports the effective transport and sets fell_back_to_cloud.

Pass --no-cloud-fallback (or set REMARKABLE_DISABLE_CLOUD_FALLBACK=1) to disable this and fail instead when the device is unreachable.

The transport is resolved once per server process. Restart the MCP server after connecting a device or starting the desktop app if the process already fell back to cloud.

Detailed setup:

USB web setup
SSH setup
Cloud performance and caching

OpenWebUI (Streamable HTTP)

OpenWebUI's native MCP connection uses Streamable HTTP. Start remarkable-mcp on the same machine:

uvx remarkable-mcp --http

Then add http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp as the MCP server URL in OpenWebUI. The HTTP transport combines with --usb, --ssh, and --read-only; for example:

uvx remarkable-mcp --usb --http

The bind address and port can also be set with --host / --port or REMARKABLE_MCP_HOST / REMARKABLE_MCP_PORT.

The server uses MCP Python SDK 2.x's dual-era endpoint. Modern 2026-07-28 requests are sessionless; older clients continue to use the initialize handshake and legacy MCP sessions on the same /mcp route. The reMarkable token and selected tablet transport remain process-local CLI/env configuration and are never inferred from MCP HTTP authorization headers.

[!WARNING]

Streamable HTTP has no built-in authentication. It binds to 127.0.0.1 by

default. Keep that default unless you control the network boundary. Wildcard

binds such as 0.0.0.0 and :: are rejected because they cannot provide a

strict Host allowlist. A concrete non-loopback address is allowed but exposes

Only the beginning is shown; read the rest in the repo

reMarkable MCP Server

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 Search & AI memoryi

Common questions

Alternatives

Context7

Codebase Memory

Exa

README from the maker

reMarkable MCP Server

Features

Quick Install

Prerequisite: install uv

macOS and Linux

Windows

Choose a connection

USB Web Interface

Local Directory Mode

Cloud Mode

1. Get a One-Time Code

2. Convert to Token

3. Configure your MCP client

Minimal client-neutral server definition

VS Code

Claude Desktop and other clients

SSH Mode

Connection Modes

Automatic cloud fallback

OpenWebUI (Streamable HTTP)

Prerequisite: install `uv`