pinboard-bookmarks-mcp-server: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

pinboard-bookmarks-mcp-server CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from rossshannon/pinboard-bookmarks-mcp-server. It costs 1,998 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository instructions for a read-only MCP server that lets AI assistants search and inspect Pinboard.in bookmarks. Pinboard.in is a bookmarking service for saving and tagging web links.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when implementing or maintaining bookmark search, recent-bookmark lists, tag filters, tag lists, or Pinboard API handling.
Why use it?
It documents the server’s design, including bookmark lookup, authentication, caching, and request limits, so changes preserve its read-only behaviour.

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CLAUDE.md · 195 lines

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CLAUDE.md

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

Project Overview

This is a Pinboard MCP Server built on FastMCP 2.0 that provides read-only access to Pinboard.in bookmarks for LLMs. The server exposes bookmark data via MCP tools, enabling LLMs to search, filter, and retrieve bookmark metadata during inference.

Architecture & Design

Based on the PRD (docs/pinboard_mcp_server_prd.md), the system follows this design:

  • FastMCP 2.0 provides the MCP scaffolding with Tool abstraction, async FastAPI server, and JSON-Schema validation
  • pinboard.py wrapper simplifies Pinboard API calls and error handling
  • Read-only design with four main tools: searchBookmarks, listRecentBookmarks, listBookmarksByTags, listTags
  • In-memory caching using LRU cache (1000 query results) with posts/update polling for cache invalidation
  • Rate limiting respects Pinboard's 3-second guideline between requests

Key Implementation Details

  • Field mapping: Pinboard's descriptiontitle, extendednotes in MCP responses
  • Authentication: Uses PINBOARD_TOKEN environment variable (format: username:hex)
  • Performance targets: P50 < 250ms cached, P95 < 600ms cold
  • Cache strategy: Seeds from posts/all API call, invalidates using posts/update timestamp checks

Tech Stack (Planned)

  • FastMCP 2.0, FastAPI, Uvicorn/Gunicorn
  • pinboard.py ≥ 2.0.0
  • Poetry for dependency management
  • pytest, pytest-asyncio, responses, vcr.py for testing
  • ruff, mypy for linting and type checking
  • Optional: redis-lite for cache backend, OpenTelemetry for observability

Development Notes

  • Target ≥90% test coverage with mocked pinboard.Pinboard using pytest-monkeypatch
  • Integration tests use vcr.py cassettes for API replay
  • Load testing with k6 targeting 30 RPS
  • Never log Pinboard API tokens for security
  • All dates returned in ISO-8601 Zulu format
  • When introducing or upgrading dependencies, update the pyproject.toml file with the new version and run poetry update to update the lock file. Do a search online for appropriate version numbers rather than relying on your memory.
  • Test Coverage Requirements: The CI pipeline requires 75% test coverage to pass. Current coverage exceeds requirements with comprehensive testing of search methods, error handling, and edge cases.

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