Evernote MCP Server
MCP server enabling AI agents to interact with Evernote — reading and creating notes, searching notebooks, managing tags, accessing web clips and attachments, and integrating Evernote's personal knowledge management system into agent workflows.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
HTTPS. OAuth. Personal note data is sensitive. US data residency. Evernote API access restrictions are increasing — evaluate API stability.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
A long-term Evernote user wants AI agents to search, organize, and process their Evernote knowledge base — particularly for retrieving specific notes or creating structured notes from agent outputs.
Avoid When
You use other note-taking apps. Evernote's API has been restricted over the years — verify current API capabilities match your needs before building workflows.
Use Cases
- • Searching and retrieving notes from Evernote notebooks from research agents
- • Creating and organizing notes from productivity agents
- • Processing web clips and saved content from knowledge management agents
- • Summarizing notebook contents from review agents
Not For
- • Teams using Notion, Obsidian, or OneNote (use respective MCPs for those platforms)
- • High-volume note creation beyond Evernote API rate limits
- • Evernote Business team collaboration features (may have different API access)
Interface
Authentication
Evernote OAuth required. Developer token available for personal use. Production apps require Evernote API key approval (they've restricted new key issuance in recent years).
Pricing
MCP server is free open source. Evernote account required. Evernote API access has been restricted — getting developer tokens for new apps may be difficult. Personal developer tokens work for individual use.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ Evernote has significantly restricted API access — getting new API keys is difficult
- ⚠ Evernote API is THRIFT-based, not REST — unusual for modern integration
- ⚠ Community MCP — Evernote API changes may break integration
- ⚠ Evernote has been declining in market share — consider migration to actively developed platforms
- ⚠ Personal developer tokens work for individual use without full OAuth app approval
Alternatives
Full Evaluation Report
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.