ANYTYPE MCP SERVER IMPLEMENTATION (Official Release Conduit)

https://github.com/anyproto/anytype-mcp

This component serves as an MCP (Model Context Protocol) intermediary layer, exposing the capabilities of the underlying Anytype Application Programming Interface (API) to external consumers, such as advanced artificial intelligence agents.

API Specification Alignment: Engineered against Anytype API specification version v0.46 or later, dated 2025-03-17. Compatibility verification with your local Anytype Desktop installation is strongly advised.

Core Functionality Suite

• Space Management: Enumerating existing containers (get_spaces), initializing new ones (create_space), and retiring existing containers (delete_space).
• Object Indexing & Retrieval: Locating data entities via targeted space searches (search_space), comprehensive system scans (global_search), or direct identifier lookup (get_objects). Detailed content extraction is supported via get_object_content.
• Data Serialization: Exporting discrete entities into the universally readable Markdown format (export_object).
• Structural Definition Access: Fetching metadata regarding user-defined schemas (get_types, get_type_details) and associated construction patterns (get_templates, get_template_details).
• List Orchestration: Managing ordered collections of references, including fetching view definitions (get_list_views), populating them (add_objects_to_list), and pruning them (remove_object_from_list).
• Membership Inquiry: Retrieving participant rosters for shared environments (get_space_members).

Environmental Dependencies

• Runtime: Node.js, version 18 or newer required.
• Client: A running instance of the Anytype desktop application.
• Account: A registered Anytype credential set.

Deployment Procedure

Standalone Deployment

1. Repository Acquisition:

   cli git clone https://github.com/Qwinty/anytype-mcp.git cd anytype-mcp

2. Dependency Resolution:

   node npm install

3. Compilation Step (Generates executable JavaScript in ./build):

   node npm run build

4. Authentication Credential Acquisition: Prior to server initialization, secure the requisite Application Key from the local Anytype instance (refer to the 'Credential Acquisition' section).

5. Integration: Integrate the resultant server path into your MCP client's configuration schema.

Credential Acquisition

To permit the gateway to communicate securely with the local Anytype instance, an authorization token must be generated:

1. Verify Anytype desktop application is active.

2. Execute the key generation utility:

   node npm run get-key

3. Follow the interactive prompts for authorization approval.

4. Preserve the outputted application secret for configuration purposes.

Configuration Schema

Integrate this service definition into your designated MCP orchestration manifest (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json):

{ "mcpServers": { "anytype": { "command": "node", "args": ["{path/to/anytype-mcp}/build/index.js"], "env": { "ANYTYPE_APP_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY_HERE" }, "disabled": false } } }

Ensure the placeholder path is correctly resolved to your installation directory and the authorization token is inserted accurately.

Operational Invocation

Server Startup

While MCP clients typically self-manage server lifecycle, manual initiation for diagnostic purposes is possible:

node npm start

Tool Reference

Comprehensive documentation for individual function signatures resides in docs/Tools.md.

AI Guidance Prompt

A suggested foundational prompt structure for instructing AI entities utilizing this gateway is provided in docs/system-prompt.md.

Token Optimization Strategy and Response Scoping

This gateway employs mechanisms to mitigate excessive token consumption when returning substantial object datasets.

• Default Output Profile: For object retrieval methods (get_objects, global_search, search_space), the default response is constrained to essential metadata (ID, naming conventions, type identifiers, structural pointers, essential counts, time stamps, and creator identity). Full block content hierarchies and explicit relational mappings are suppressed.
• Textual Augmentation (include_text: true): The aforementioned retrieval tools permit an optional boolean flag. Setting this to true triggers the extraction and inclusion of the entire, formatted textual body within a designated full_text field. Use judiciously, as this dramatically inflates payload size.
• Raw API Fidelity (full_response: true): For the most comprehensive data return, setting this flag bypasses all server-side filtering, delivering the verbatim JSON payload originating from the Anytype API. This consumes the maximum number of tokens.

Selection of the appropriate parameter set should align with the required information granularity versus token budget constraints.

Debugging Protocols

API Connectivity Failures

Confirm the local Anytype desktop instance is operational. The gateway defaults to querying the local endpoint at http://localhost:31009/v1.

Authorization Faults

If credential validation fails:

1. Re-execute the credential generation script (npm run get-key).
2. Update the MCP configuration manifest.
3. Initiate a restart of the consuming MCP client.

Local Port Override

The default connection target is http://localhost:31009/v1. If your Anytype deployment utilizes an alternative communication port, modification of the apiBaseUrl constant within src/index.ts followed by a rebuild (npm run build) is currently necessary. Parameterizing this via environment variables is slated for future enhancement.

Licensing

Governed by the MIT License.

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