evernote-mcp-server: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

evernote-mcp-server CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from brentmid/evernote-mcp-server. It costs 2,299 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A project guidance document for an Evernote connector that explains its purpose, structure, setup, and development commands.

In plain words
What is it for?
It helps maintain a Node.js server that provides read-only access to Evernote notes through MCP, including its authentication and container setup.
Why use it?
It gives a coding agent the repository context needed to work on the project without guessing how its parts fit together.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is brentmid/evernote-mcp-server's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on evernote-mcp-server itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything evernote-mcp-server configures →

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Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to brentmid/evernote-mcp-server. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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CLAUDE.md · 149 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 149 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

This is a local Evernote MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects Claude Desktop with Evernote accounts. It provides read-only access to Evernote notes through MCP calls like createSearch, getNote, and getNoteContent. Version 2.0 includes production-ready containerization and enhanced MCP protocol compliance for both local stdin/stdout and remote HTTP/JSON-RPC integration.

Architecture

  • Language: Node.js with Express framework
  • Container base images: Red Hat Project Hummingbird Node.js images (quay.io/hummingbird/nodejs:latest-builder for build stage, quay.io/hummingbird/nodejs:latest for production)
  • External services: Evernote API using OAuth 1.0a authentication
  • Main entry point: index.js - HTTPS server with OAuth integration
  • Authentication module: auth.js - handles complete OAuth 1.0a flow
  • Authentication: OAuth 1.0a flow (NOT OAuth 2.0), tokens automatically persisted in .env file
  • Security model: Read-only Evernote access, HTTPS-only server, no third-party data transmission except to Evernote
  • MCP compliance: Implements both stdin/stdout MCP protocol (mcp-server.js) and HTTP/JSON-RPC remote server protocol (index.js /mcp endpoint)
  • Dual integration modes: Local Claude Desktop integration via mcp-server.js or remote integration via HTTPS JSON-RPC at /mcp endpoint

Development Commands

Local Development

  • Install dependencies: npm install
  • Set environment variables: Add EVERNOTE_CONSUMER_KEY and EVERNOTE_CONSUMER_SECRET to the .env file (both index.js and mcp-server.js load .env via dotenv)
  • Enable debug logging (optional): export DEV_MODE=true for detailed API request/response logging
  • Generate SSL certificates: mkdir cert && openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout cert/localhost.key -out cert/localhost.crt -days 365 -nodes -subj "/C=US/ST=Local/L=Local/O=Local/OU=Local/CN=localhost"
  • Run server: npx node index.js (requires SSL certificates and Evernote API credentials)

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evernote-mcp-server CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository brentmid/evernote-mcp-server (56 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 2,299 tokens to every session, about $0.0115 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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