zen

by sheshbabu · JavaScript · ★ 1,080

Selfhosted notes app. Single golang binary, notes stored as markdown within SQLite, full-text search, very low resource usage

#markdown#mcp-server#notes#preact#sqlite

Install

npx -y github:sheshbabu/zen

Claude Desktop config

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zen": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "github:sheshbabu/zen"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the README

Zen Live Demo • Features • Updates * Single Go binary or Docker Compose * Low resource usage * Standard Markdown files, local SQLite database * Organize with flexible tags, not rigid folders * Markdown features like tables, code blocks, task lists, highlights, and more * Full-text search with BM25 ranking * Import and export data with full portability * Templates * Pinned notes * Archive and soft delete notes * Minimal dependency footprint * Automated backups (via [Zen Backup](https://github.com/sheshbabu/zen-backup)) * Canvas for spatial organization of notes and images (s…

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