MCP tools (local)

MCP tools are the same in Cloud and Local. In local mode, they operate on folders on your machine.

Use tools in local mode

When you run the local MCP server, tools read and write local project folders by default.

Common tools

• search_notes to find notes
• read_note to load a note
• write_note to create or update a note
• edit_note to append or replace sections
• schema_validate, schema_infer, schema_diff for schema workflows
• build_context for memory URL graph traversal

search_notes and read_note also support terminal-friendly formats:

• output_format=\"default\" (structured)
• output_format=\"ascii\" (plain table/preview)
• output_format=\"ansi\" (colorized table/preview)

Example

search_notes(query="architecture", project="main")

Next steps