Kibela MCP Server

MCP server implementation for Kibela API integration, enabling LLMs to interact with Kibela content.

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Features

• Search notes with advanced filters
• Get your latest notes
• Get note content and comments
• Manage groups and folders
• Like/unlike notes
• List users
• View note attachments
• View recently viewed notes
• Get notes by path

Configuration

Environment Variables

• KIBELA_TEAM: Your Kibela team name (required)
• KIBELA_TOKEN: Your Kibela API token (required)

Cursor Integration

Add to your ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "kibela": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": ["-y", "@kiwamizamurai/mcp-kibela-server"],
            "env": {
                "KIBELA_TEAM": "YOUR_TEAM_NAME",
                "KIBELA_TOKEN": "YOUR_TOKEN"
            }
        }
    }
}

If you want to use docker instead

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "kibela": {
            "command": "docker",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "-i",
                "--rm",
                "-e",
                "KIBELA_TEAM",
                "-e",
                "KIBELA_TOKEN",
                "ghcr.io/kiwamizamurai/mcp-kibela-server:latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "KIBELA_TEAM": "YOUR_TEAM_NAME",
                "KIBELA_TOKEN": "YOUR_TOKEN"
            }
        }
    }
}

Tools

kibela_search_notes

Search Kibela notes with given query

• Input:
  • query (string): Search query
  • coediting (boolean, optional): Filter by co-editing status
  • isArchived (boolean, optional): Filter by archive status
  • sortBy (string, optional): Sort by (RELEVANT, CONTENT_UPDATED_AT)
  • userIds (string[], optional): Filter by user IDs
  • folderIds (string[], optional): Filter by folder IDs
• Returns: List of matching notes with ID, title, URL, author, groups and more

kibela_get_my_notes

Get your latest notes from Kibela

• Input:
  • limit (number, optional): Number of notes to fetch (default: 15)
• Returns: List of your latest notes with author information

kibela_get_note_content

Get content and comments of a specific note

• Input:
  • id (string): Note ID
• Returns: Full note content including HTML, comments, attachments, groups, folders and more

kibela_get_groups

Get list of accessible groups

• Input: None
• Returns: List of groups with details like privacy settings and permissions

kibela_get_group_folders

Get folders in a group

• Input:
  • groupId (string): Group ID
  • parentFolderId (string, optional): Parent folder ID for nested folders
• Returns: List of folders with their notes and metadata

kibela_get_group_notes

Get notes in a group that are not attached to any folder

• Input:
  • groupId (string): Group ID
• Returns: List of notes with author information, sorted by last update time

kibela_get_folder_notes

Get notes in a folder

• Input:
  • folderId (string): Folder ID
• Returns: List of notes with author information, sorted by last update time

kibela_get_users

Get list of users

• Input: None
• Returns: List of users with ID, account and real name

kibela_like_note

Like a note

• Input:
  • noteId (string): Note ID
• Returns: Updated likers list

kibela_unlike_note

Unlike a note

• Input:
  • noteId (string): Note ID
• Returns: Updated likers list

kibela_get_recently_viewed_notes

Get your recently viewed notes

• Input:
  • limit (number, optional): Number of notes to fetch (max 15)
• Returns: List of recently viewed notes with author information

kibela_get_note_from_path

Get note content by its path or URL

• Input:
  • path (string): Note path (e.g. '/group/folder/note') or full Kibela URL (e.g. 'https://team.kibe.la/notes/123')
• Returns: Full note content including HTML, comments, attachments, groups, folders and more

Local Development

Running from Source

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies: npm install

Environment Setup

For local development, update your ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "kibela": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": ["path/to/mcp-kibela-server/dist/src/index.js"],
            "env": {
                "KIBELA_TEAM": "YOUR_TEAM_NAME",
                "KIBELA_TOKEN": "YOUR_TOKEN"
            }
        }
    }
}

Docker Development

With mcp inspector

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node ./dist/src/index.js

and set environemtns

or Build and run locally:

docker build -t mcp-kibela-server .

Then use this configuration:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "kibela": {
            "command": "docker",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "-i",
                "--rm",
                "-e",
                "KIBELA_TEAM",
                "-e",
                "KIBELA_TOKEN",
                "mcp-kibela-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "KIBELA_TEAM": "YOUR_TEAM_NAME",
                "KIBELA_TOKEN": "YOUR_TOKEN"
            }
        }
    }
}

For SSE transport, ensure the server URL is set to: http://localhost:3000/sse

Other products

• vscode extension for kibela