Gistpad MCP
by lostintangent
📓 An MCP server for managing your personal knowledge, daily notes, and re-usable prompts via GitHub Gists
203 GitHub
No known CVEs
MIT license
Stale
Last commit 222d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio
0 tools
Grade F
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Gistpad MCP is an MCP server that 📓 An MCP server for managing your personal knowledge, daily notes, and re-usable prompts via GitHub Gists. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, requires no API key, and scores 33/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gistpad-mcp": {
"command": "<see-readme>",
"args": []
}
}
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What Gistpad Mcp does
An MCP server for managing and sharing your personal knowledge, daily notes, and reuseable prompts via GitHub Gists. It's a companion to the GistPad VS Code extension and GistPad.dev (for web/mobile), which allows you to access and edit your gists from any MCP-enabled AI product (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude Desktop).
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No automated test available for this server. Check the GitHub README for setup instructions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Gistpad Mcp safe to use?
- Gistpad Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Gistpad Mcp?
- Gistpad Mcp can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
- What AI clients work with Gistpad Mcp?
- Gistpad Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
- Is Gistpad Mcp actively maintained?
- Gistpad Mcp is less actively maintained — last commit was 222 days ago. It has 203 GitHub stars.
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