raindrop-bookmark-management

name	Raindrop Bookmark Management
description	Manage bookmarks with Raindrop.io MCP server. Use when saving URLs, organizing bookmarks into collections, tagging content, searching saved links, or managing highlights. Covers bookmark CRUD, collection organization, tag management, and URL parsing.
keywords	["raindrop","bookmarks","collections","tags","highlights","save","organize","search"]
topics	["knowledge-management","bookmarks","research","web-clipping"]

Raindrop Bookmark Management

Guide for using the Raindrop.io MCP server to manage bookmarks effectively.

Available MCP Tools

Bookmark Operations

Tool	Purpose
create-raindrop	Save a new bookmark with optional metadata
create-raindrops-bulk	Batch save multiple bookmarks (up to 50)
get-raindrop	Get details of a specific bookmark
list-raindrops	List bookmarks from a collection
update-raindrop	Modify bookmark properties
delete-raindrop	Move to trash or permanently delete
search-raindrops	Full-text and operator search

Collection Operations

Tool	Purpose
list-collections	Get all collections (folders)
get-collection	Get specific collection details
create-collection	Create new collection
update-collection	Modify collection properties
delete-collection	Remove collection (bookmarks go to trash)

Tag Operations

Tool	Purpose
list-tags	Get all tags with counts
merge-tags	Rename or consolidate tags
delete-tags	Remove tags from bookmarks

Other Tools

Tool	Purpose
list-highlights	Get text highlights from articles
parse-url	Preview URL metadata before saving
check-url-exists	Check for duplicate bookmarks

Special Collection IDs

• 0 - All bookmarks across collections
• -1 - Unsorted (default for new bookmarks)
• -99 - Trash

Search Operators

#tag              Search by tag
site:example.com  Filter by domain
type:article      Filter by type (article/image/video/document/audio)
important:true    Favorites only
created:YYYY-MM-DD  Date filter

Field Presets

Optimize response size with presets:

Preset	Fields Included
minimal	_id, link, title
basic	+ excerpt, tags, created, domain
standard	+ note, type, cover, lastUpdate, important
media	_id, link, title, cover, media, type, file
organization	_id, title, tags, collection, collectionId, sort, removed
metadata	_id, created, lastUpdate, creatorRef, user, broken, cache

Common Workflows

Save URL with Tags

Use create-raindrop with:
- link: "https://example.com/article"
- tags: ["research", "ai"]
- collectionId: 12345 (or omit for Unsorted)
- pleaseParse: true (auto-extract metadata)

Organize Bookmarks

1. list-collections to see available folders
2. create-collection for new category
3. update-raindrop with collectionId to move items

Clean Up Tags

1. list-tags to see all tags with counts
2. merge-tags to consolidate similar tags
3. delete-tags to remove unused ones

Research Workflow

1. parse-url to preview before saving
2. check-url-exists to avoid duplicates
3. create-raindrop to save with notes
4. search-raindrops later to find content

Environment Setup

Requires RAINDROP_TOKEN environment variable. Get your token from: https://app.raindrop.io/settings/integrations

Set in ~/.dotfiles/local/.env:

export RAINDROP_TOKEN="your-token-here"