Lanternote MCP server
io.github.ericthai-labs/lanternote·v1.23.0Search, read and query large folders of Markdown notes (200,000+). Optional, reversible edits.
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Lanternote tools
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How Lanternote compares
Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 85/100
- higher than 75% of 3,470 Web search servers
Release history: 5 versions in the registry since 2026-09-28, latest 2026-10-20, typically one every 3 days.
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What the publisher says
From the Lanternote repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Lanternote
A fast, private desktop app for very large folders of Markdown notes. Read, edit, search, query and map 200,000 notes on Windows, macOS or Linux — no account, no cloud, no graphics card needed.
Download · Features · Performance · User guide · Build from source · Changelog
20 seconds on a made-up folder of 139,434 notes: quick open · full-text search · Command Center · galaxy · link graph
Why Lanternote
- Built for size. Tested on a real library of 190,000+ notes and 2.5 million links: it reopens in 1–2 seconds and searches in milliseconds.
- Runs on any PC. The link graph and the galaxy are drawn without a graphics card. Portable: one .exe, no installation, no admin rights.
- Your files stay yours. Plain .md files in a folder you choose. Nothing is uploaded, nothing phones home, everything works offline.
- More than a reader. Live queries, task lists, calendars, Kanban boards, canvases and a Command Center page — all stored as ordinary Markdown.
- Works with your AI assistant. Claude and other MCP assistants can search and, if you allow it, edit your notes — every AI change keeps the old text.
Features
Command Center
One page with what matters today — projects, due dates, open tasks, a calendar, recent notes. It is built from an ordinary note you can edit.
Your notes as a galaxy
Every star is a note, every arm a folder, and notes you edited this week shine. Zoom in to read names, click a star to open it.
Link graph on any PC
The Map engine lays out hundreds of thousands of notes once, in the background, and draws them like a digital map — no GPU required. A Live GPU engine is there when you have one.
Editing that protects your work
Auto-save, per-note undo, [[ and # completion, paste images, rename with link updates, and version history. If a file changes on disk while you edit, you choose which version to keep.
Search everything, instantly
Full-text search across every note, accent-insensitive, with tag: filters. Quick open (Ctrl+O) finds any note by name as you type.
Live queries
Tables, lists, task lists and month calendars from dataview blocks, written in the Dataview query language — refreshed as your notes change.
Tasks and calendars
Collect tasks from every note, sort them by due date and tick them right in the results — the note is updated on the spot.
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Lanternote: common questions
- Is Lanternote MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (85/100). Read the Lanternote safety report
- Does Lanternote need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Lanternote maintained?
- The last commit was 37 days ago (2026-09-28). The latest release is v1.23.0.
- What can I use instead of Lanternote?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Apple Notes MCP server, Silica Core MCP server and Reddit Buddy MCP server.
Alternatives to Lanternote
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- Apple NotesInspect, search, create, edit, move, and organize notes in Apple Notes on macOS.not reviewedEstablishedA
- Silica CoreRetrieval over the folder the session opened: files, search, read, code_pack, write_note.not reviewedGrowingA
- Reddit BuddyBrowse Reddit RSS; approved API access for search, analysis, and optional posting.not reviewedEstablishedA
- searxNcrawlWeb search via SearXNG and/or You.com, plus clean Markdown crawling via Crawl4AI. Self-hosted.not reviewedEstablishedA
GEO Tracker by DigestSEOTrack brand citations across seven AI search surfaces. Free OSS; optional EUR 99 client-ready audit.not reviewedEstablishedB
