Samsung Notes vs Doc Manager
A side-by-side look at the Samsung Notes and Doc Manager MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Samsung Notes for knowledge & memory work as a local process; choose Doc Manager for knowledge & memory over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Samsung Notes when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Doc Manager when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
- You have the keys it needs:
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT, AZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY, RUST_ROCKET_EXACT_ORIGIN, OAUTH_PROVIDER, OAUTH_PUBLIC_BASE_URL, OAUTH_ALLOWED_USERS, MCP_READ_ONLY. - You want tools like
list_documents, get_document, search_documents.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Knowledge & Memory | Knowledge & Memory |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNTAZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEYRUST_ROCKET_EXACT_ORIGINOAUTH_PROVIDEROAUTH_PUBLIC_BASE_URLOAUTH_ALLOWED_USERSMCP_READ_ONLY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 8 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 9 |
| Full listing | View Samsung Notes | View Doc Manager |
Tools & capabilities
Samsung Notes tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Doc Manager tools 9
list_documentsList every doc with `id`, `title`, `encrypted` flag, attachment info, sizeget_documentFetch one plaintext document by id; refuses encrypted onessearch_documentsCase-insensitive substring search over titles (always) and plaintext contentget_attachmentFetch the file attached to a doc (filename, bytes, base64, UTF-8 if applicable)create_documentCreate a new plaintext document; returns the new idupdate_documentReplace content (and optionally title) of a plaintext documentadd_attachmentAttach a file (text or base64-encoded binary) to a doc; replaces any existingdelete_documentDelete a document and all its blobs (main, title, attachment); irreversibledelete_attachmentDelete only the attachment of a document, leaving the document itself intact
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Samsung Notes
{
"mcpServers": {
"samsung-notes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"samsung-notes-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Doc Manager
{
"mcpServers": {
"giuliohome-org-doc-manager": {
"url": "https://claude.ai/api/mcp/auth_callback"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Samsung Notes is categorized under Knowledge & Memory and uses a local stdio subprocess. Doc Manager belongs to Knowledge & Memory and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Samsung Notes for knowledge & memory work and Doc Manager for knowledge & memory.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Samsung Notes has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Doc Manager is listed as free. Auth: oauth 2.0. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add samsung-notes and giuliohome-org-doc-manager as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Samsung Notes has a quality signal of 45/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 8 GitHub stars. Doc Manager has 57/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.