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## Add Zettelkasten MCP Server This PR adds the Zettelkasten to the community servers list. ### Project Overview Comprehensive AI-powered knowledge management system that implements the proven Zettelkasten (slip-box) method with modern AI assistance. ### Key Features - **Atomic Note Management**: Create, organize, and connect atomic ideas - **AI-Powered Workflows**: CEQRC process for enhanced learning - **Full-Text Search**: SQLite FTS5 with advanced query syntax - **Intelligent Linking**: AI-suggested connections between notes - **Multiple Interfaces**: CLI, REST API, Streamlit UI, and MCP server - **Comprehensive Documentation**: Setup guides and examples included ### MCP Server Details - **Transport**: STDIO - **Tools**: 7 comprehensive tools for note management and AI workflows - **Dependencies**: OpenAI API (optional, has stub mode) - **Python**: 3.11+ with modern async/await patterns - **Setup**: Automated setup script with Claude Desktop config generation ### Repository Information - **URL**: https://github.com/joshylchen/zettelkasten - **License**: MIT - **Documentation**: Complete setup guide in `docs/MCP_SETUP.md` - **Tests**: Comprehensive test coverage included This server demonstrates sophisticated MCP patterns and provides real value for knowledge workers and researchers using AI assistants.
olaservo reviewed Oct 8, 2025
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| - **[ZettelkastenSpace](https://github.com/joshylchen/zettelkasten_space)** - Built on the proven [Zettelkasten](https://www.zettelkasten.space/) method, enhanced with Claude Desktop integration via Model Context Protocol |
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Hi, the website link seems to only go to a signin page. Is there any more info on what the ZettelKasten site does? Thanks!
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Dear @olaservo
Thank you for reviewing the PR.
It is a across platform knowledge management system empowered with AI capability for knowledge worker, utilizing proven framework.
It provides the insight of our knowledge, capability of interacting with our knowledge using AI.
It also makes the study more efficient.
The detail documentations of this application is in the first link in this PR:
https://github.com/joshylchen/zettelkasten_space
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🧠 Zettelkasten Space: AI-Enhanced Knowledge Management
Description
🧠 Beyond Traditional Note-Taking
Unlike simple note apps, Zettelkasten Space creates a living knowledge network where:
🤖 True AI Partnership via MCP
The Model Context Protocol integration creates something unprecedented:
Server Details
Motivation and Context
🎯 Core Motivation
The Knowledge Management Problem
Knowledge workers face a fundamental challenge: connecting ideas meaningfully, not just accessing more information. Traditional note-taking apps treat notes as isolated documents, missing the powerful network effects when ideas connect and compound over time.
The AI Integration Gap
While AI assistants are powerful, they lack personal context—they can't remember your thoughts, understand your patterns, or build on your insights. This creates a gap between generic AI responses and truly personalized intelligence.
📚 Foundation & Innovation
Zettelkasten Method (Niklas Luhmann)
Built on the proven system that enabled Luhmann to write 70+ books and 400+ articles:
🔗 Knowledge grows through connections, not hierarchies
🌱 Structure emerges organically from content
🔄 Ideas develop through multiple encounters
🧠 Tools should augment, not replace thinking
MCP Breakthrough
Anthropic's Model Context Protocol enables unprecedented AI-human collaboration:
✅ First comprehensive MCP implementation for personal knowledge
🤖 AI becomes a true thinking partner vs. generic assistant
🔒 Privacy-first with user-controlled data access
🎨 Design Philosophy
Human-AI Partnership
🧠 AI understands your complete knowledge context
⚡ Intelligence compounds as your knowledge grows
🎯 Contextual assistance exactly when needed
🔐 User privacy and control remain paramount
Friction-Free Capture
⏱️ Instant note creation (under 2 seconds)
🔍 Automatic connection discovery
🎲 Serendipitous exploration through visual networks
How Has This Been Tested?
Breaking Changes
Types of changes
Checklist