Scratchpad

Name: Scratchpad
Author: scratchpad-sh

by scratchpad-shversion 1.0.0i★ –iComputer or cloud

Registry nameio.github.scratchpad-sh/scratchpad

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Search, read, write, and organize your Scratchpad notes from any MCP client.

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User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
Our basic checksi3 of 3 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiNot measured yet★ –

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: Computer or cloud
Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
Category: Docs, sheets & office work
You need to fill in: SCRATCHPAD_TOKEN

Install

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

Before you install

Basic checks: 3 of 3 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: SCRATCHPAD_TOKEN, SCRATCHPAD_URL

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

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

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

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://app.scratchpad.sh/api/mcp

Or run it on your computer

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scratchpad": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@scratchpadsh/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCRATCHPAD_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "SCRATCHPAD_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http scratchpad https://app.scratchpad.sh/api/mcp

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add scratchpad --env SCRATCHPAD_TOKEN=your-value --env SCRATCHPAD_URL=your-value -- npx -y @scratchpadsh/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": {
    "scratchpad": {
      "url": "https://app.scratchpad.sh/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scratchpad": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@scratchpadsh/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCRATCHPAD_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "SCRATCHPAD_URL": "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": {
    "scratchpad": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://app.scratchpad.sh/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "scratchpad": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@scratchpadsh/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCRATCHPAD_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "SCRATCHPAD_URL": "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.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://app.scratchpad.sh/api/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

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

Values you fill in

SCRATCHPAD_TOKEN secret required env
API token from Settings, API tokens
SCRATCHPAD_URL env
Install to talk to. Defaults to https://app.scratchpad.sh

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

What it can do

The server asks you to sign in before it lists its tools.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 6, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account scratchpad-sh, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
✓ Pass
Endpoint responds
Responded in 216 ms (HTTP 401)
✓ Pass
Sign-in with OAuth
Declares OAuth sign-in, so your AI app can take you to log in
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

More stars than 0% of the other 2174 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 83% of the other 2174 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2174 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 Scratchpad safe?

It passed 3 of 3 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: SCRATCHPAD_TOKEN

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.0) reached the registry 5 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Scratchpad MCP server

Give your AI your notes. An MCP server for Scratchpad, so Claude, Cursor, Codex, and any other MCP client can search, read, write, and organize the notes you already keep.

It is small on purpose: about 2,000 lines of TypeScript, no database, and no state on disk. Every tool is one or two calls to Scratchpad's HTTPS API, so you can read the whole thing in an evening and know exactly what your assistant can do.

Two ways to connect

Remote (recommended)

No install. Point your client at the hosted server and sign in with OAuth. This is the only way that works on a phone.

https://app.scratchpad.sh/api/mcp

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user scratchpad https://app.scratchpad.sh/api/mcp

Cursor, in ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

"mcpServers": { "scratchpad": { "url": "https://app.scratchpad.sh/api/mcp" } } }

Local (stdio)

For a client that only speaks stdio, or if you would rather hold an API token than an OAuth session. Create a token in Scratchpad under Settings, API tokens.

"mcpServers": { "scratchpad": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@scratchpadsh/mcp"], "env": { "SCRATCHPAD_TOKEN": "scr_your_token" } } } }

Check the token before wiring it up:

SCRATCHPAD_TOKEN=scr_your_token npx -y @scratchpadsh/mcp --check

Variable
`SCRATCHPAD_TOKEN`	required	`read` can search and read. `full` is needed for anything that writes.
`SCRATCHPAD_URL`	optional	Defaults to `https://app.scratchpad.sh`.

Tools

Area	Tools
Find and read	`search_notes`, `read_note`, `list_notes`, `list_folders`
Attachments	`search_attachment`, `read_attachment`
Write	`create_note`, `append_to_note`, `propose_edit`, `apply_edit`
Organize	`move_note`, `rename_note`, `archive_note`, `pin_note`, `duplicate_note`
Folders	`create_folder`, `rename_folder`, `move_folder`, `delete_folder`
History	`list_versions`, `read_version`, `restore_version`

Every name carries a scratchpad_ prefix, so the tools sit cleanly beside other servers in one session.

Built so a model cannot quietly wreck your notes

There is no tool that deletes a note. That stays a job for you.
Editing is two steps. propose_edit writes nothing: it returns a diff and an id. apply_edit takes that id and no content, so the text cannot change between showing you the diff and writing it.
Edits check the base. If the note changed since the proposal, the edit is refused rather than overwriting what you typed.
Every edit is reversible. History keeps earlier versions, and restore_version keeps the current one first.
Password-locked notes stay invisible, to tokens and connectors alike.
Tools are annotated, so a client can run reads freely and stop to show you each write.

Develop

npm install

npm test

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

Made by Scratchpad, the notes app your AI can actually read. More at scratchpad.sh/ai.

Scratchpad

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

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

Scratchpad MCP server

Two ways to connect

Remote (recommended)

Local (stdio)

Tools

Built so a model cannot quietly wreck your notes

Develop

License