📓 GistPad MCP

Name: 📓 GistPad MCP
Author: lostintangent

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About 📓 GistPad MCP

📓 An MCP server for managing your personal knowledge, daily notes, and re-usable prompts via GitHub Gists

#mcp #gists #pkm #notetaking #mcp-server

Basic information

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gistpad": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gistpad-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_PAT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Overview

What is GistPad MCP?

GistPad MCP is a server for managing and sharing personal knowledge, daily notes, and reusable prompts via GitHub Gists. It allows users to access and edit their gists from any MCP-enabled AI product such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Desktop.

How to use GistPad MCP?

In VS Code, install the GistPad extension (requires VS Code 1.101.0+), open the GistPad tab, and sign in with GitHub. For other MCP clients, generate a GitHub personal access token with the gist scope and add the server configuration using npx -y gistpad-mcp with the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable.

Key features of GistPad MCP

List, create, delete, and duplicate gists.
Add, edit, rename, and delete files within gists.
Manage comments on gists.
Optional tools for daily notes, starring, archiving, and prompts.
Expose gists as resources via a gist:// URI scheme.
Reusable, parameterized prompts stored as markdown files.

Use cases of GistPad MCP

Exploring personal knowledge: ask for summaries or counts of gists.
Creating and updating gist content through natural language commands.
Managing daily todos and notes.
Collaborating by adding comments or generating share URLs.
Organizing gists through archiving, starring, and file migration.

FAQ from GistPad MCP

How does GistPad MCP differ from using the GitHub API directly?

GistPad MCP provides a tailored set of tools for gist management designed for use with MCP-enabled AI clients, and offers extra features like daily notes, reusable prompts, and resource subscriptions.