Shiori MCP

MCP server for Shiori bookmark management and tag workflows.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

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Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Remote HTTP

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shiori-mcp": {
      "url": "https://buymeacoffee.com/rusty4"
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

Shiori MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Shiori, the self-hosted bookmark and read-it-later manager.

Capabilities

Verify Shiori connectivity and authentication
List bookmarks
Search bookmarks by title, URL, excerpt, and tag
Get one bookmark by id or exact URL from the bookmark list
Add bookmarks with Shiori's required tag-object format
Update bookmarks via either a full-bookmark payload or common field parameters
Delete bookmarks by id list
List tags and bookmark counts
Rename tags
List accounts visible to the authenticated session

Installation

bash

pipx install git+https://github.com/rusty4444/shiori-mcp.git

Or from a checkout:

bash

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .

Configuration

Variable	Required	Description
`SHIORI_BASE_URL`	Yes	Base URL of the Shiori instance, e.g. `https://shiori.example.com`
`SHIORI_SESSION_ID`	Optional	Existing Shiori session id; skips login if provided
`SHIORI_USERNAME`	Required unless session id is set	Shiori username
`SHIORI_PASSWORD`	Required unless session id is set	Shiori password
`SHIORI_TIMEOUT`	No	HTTP timeout in seconds, default `20`

MCP client config

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shiori": {
      "command": "shiori-mcp",
      "env": {
        "SHIORI_BASE_URL": "https://shiori.example.com",
        "SHIORI_USERNAME": "your-username",
        "SHIORI_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool	Purpose
`shiori_health_check`	Verify API connectivity/authentication
`shiori_list_bookmarks`	List bookmarks with client-side limit/offset
`shiori_search_bookmarks`	Search bookmarks by text and/or tag
`shiori_get_bookmark`	Get one bookmark by id from the bookmark list
`shiori_get_bookmark_by_url`	Get one bookmark by exact URL
`shiori_add_bookmark`	Add a bookmark with optional tags/archive/public flags
`shiori_update_bookmark`	Update a bookmark using full Shiori bookmark JSON
`shiori_update_bookmark_fields`	Update common fields without manually constructing full JSON
`shiori_delete_bookmark`	Delete one bookmark id
`shiori_delete_bookmarks`	Delete bookmark ids from a JSON array
`shiori_list_tags`	List tags and bookmark counts
`shiori_rename_tag`	Rename a tag
`shiori_list_accounts`	List accounts visible to this session

Development and validation

bash

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -e '.[dev]'
ruff check .
pytest
python scripts/live_docs_test.py

live_docs_test.py validates Shiori public API documentation and repository pages without credentials. Authenticated read/write API behaviours are covered with mocked HTTP tests.

Optional LLM validation can be run with any configured OpenAI-compatible endpoint. For local Aeon validation, set AEON_BASE_URL and optionally AEON_MODEL / AEON_API_KEY before running python scripts/model_validate.py.

API note

This server targets Shiori's documented legacy API under /api/* because the new API v1 is still documented as in development and self-documented at /swagger/index.html on running instances.

Safety

The write-capable tools mutate a Shiori bookmark database. Keep credentials in environment variables or a secret manager, never in source control.

This project was developed with the assistance of AI tools.

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "shiori-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "Shiori MCP"] } }

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Documentation Overview

Shiori MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Shiori, the self-hosted bookmark and read-it-later manager.

Capabilities

Verify Shiori connectivity and authentication
List bookmarks
Search bookmarks by title, URL, excerpt, and tag
Get one bookmark by id or exact URL from the bookmark list
Add bookmarks with Shiori's required tag-object format
Update bookmarks via either a full-bookmark payload or common field parameters
Delete bookmarks by id list
List tags and bookmark counts
Rename tags
List accounts visible to the authenticated session

Installation

bash

pipx install git+https://github.com/rusty4444/shiori-mcp.git

Or from a checkout:

bash

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .

Configuration

Variable	Required	Description
`SHIORI_BASE_URL`	Yes	Base URL of the Shiori instance, e.g. `https://shiori.example.com`
`SHIORI_SESSION_ID`	Optional	Existing Shiori session id; skips login if provided
`SHIORI_USERNAME`	Required unless session id is set	Shiori username
`SHIORI_PASSWORD`	Required unless session id is set	Shiori password
`SHIORI_TIMEOUT`	No	HTTP timeout in seconds, default `20`

MCP client config

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shiori": {
      "command": "shiori-mcp",
      "env": {
        "SHIORI_BASE_URL": "https://shiori.example.com",
        "SHIORI_USERNAME": "your-username",
        "SHIORI_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool	Purpose
`shiori_health_check`	Verify API connectivity/authentication
`shiori_list_bookmarks`	List bookmarks with client-side limit/offset
`shiori_search_bookmarks`	Search bookmarks by text and/or tag
`shiori_get_bookmark`	Get one bookmark by id from the bookmark list
`shiori_get_bookmark_by_url`	Get one bookmark by exact URL
`shiori_add_bookmark`	Add a bookmark with optional tags/archive/public flags
`shiori_update_bookmark`	Update a bookmark using full Shiori bookmark JSON
`shiori_update_bookmark_fields`	Update common fields without manually constructing full JSON
`shiori_delete_bookmark`	Delete one bookmark id
`shiori_delete_bookmarks`	Delete bookmark ids from a JSON array
`shiori_list_tags`	List tags and bookmark counts
`shiori_rename_tag`	Rename a tag
`shiori_list_accounts`	List accounts visible to this session

Development and validation

bash

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -e '.[dev]'
ruff check .
pytest
python scripts/live_docs_test.py

live_docs_test.py validates Shiori public API documentation and repository pages without credentials. Authenticated read/write API behaviours are covered with mocked HTTP tests.

API note

This server targets Shiori's documented legacy API under /api/* because the new API v1 is still documented as in development and self-documented at /swagger/index.html on running instances.

Safety

The write-capable tools mutate a Shiori bookmark database. Keep credentials in environment variables or a secret manager, never in source control.

This project was developed with the assistance of AI tools.