memo

name	memo
description	Note-taking and knowledge capture - create, search, and manage notes with tags. Use when the user wants to save information, take notes, or recall saved content.

memo - Notes & Knowledge

Markdown notes with tags, full-text search, and attachments.

When to use memo

• User wants to save or remember something
• User asks "do I have notes about X?"
• User wants to jot down ideas or information
• User needs to find previously saved content

Available MCP tools

Tool	Purpose
mcp__notes__add_note	Create a new note
mcp__notes__list_notes	List all notes
mcp__notes__get_note	Get note by ID
mcp__notes__search_notes	Full-text search
mcp__notes__update_note	Modify a note
mcp__notes__delete_note	Remove a note
mcp__notes__add_tag	Tag a note
mcp__notes__remove_tag	Untag a note
mcp__notes__add_attachment	Attach a file to a note
mcp__notes__list_attachments	List note attachments
mcp__notes__get_attachment	Get attachment content
mcp__notes__export_note	Export note as JSON or markdown

Common patterns

Create a note

mcp__notes__add_note(title="Meeting Notes", content="# Discussion\n\n- Point 1\n- Point 2", tags=["meetings", "work"])

Search notes

mcp__notes__search_notes(query="kubernetes deployment")

List by tag

mcp__notes__list_notes(tag="work")

Update content

mcp__notes__update_note(id="uuid", content="Updated content here")

CLI commands (if MCP unavailable)

memo add "Note title"        # Opens editor
memo add "Quick note" --content "text"  # Inline content
memo list                    # All notes
memo list --tag work         # By tag
memo list -s "query"         # Full-text search
memo show <id>               # View note
memo edit <id>               # Edit note
memo export --format yaml    # Backup

Data location

~/.local/share/memo/ (markdown files by default, or memo.db for SQLite backend; respects XDG_DATA_HOME)