Readwise-Reader-MCP
Readwise-Reader-MCP is an MCP server. It reaches readwise. It needs READWISE_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 47 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Serves as an MCP server for the Readwise Reader API, built using TypeScript and the official Claude SDK.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. Readwise-Reader-MCP’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
Maintenance
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Readwise Reader API, built with TypeScript and the official Claude SDK.
What Readwise-Reader-MCP can do
6 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
readwise_save_document- Save a document (URL or HTML content) to Readwise Reader.
readwise_list_documents- List documents from Readwise Reader with optional filtering. Returns complete document information including metadata and LLM-friendly text content.
readwise_update_document- Update a document in Readwise Reader.
readwise_delete_document- Delete a document from Readwise Reader.
readwise_list_tags- List all tags from Readwise Reader.
readwise_topic_search- Search documents in Readwise Reader by topic using regex matching on title, summary, notes, and tags.
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
Common questions about Readwise-Reader-MCP
- What does Readwise-Reader-MCP do?
- Serves as an MCP server for the Readwise Reader API, built using TypeScript and the official Claude SDK.
- How do I install Readwise-Reader-MCP?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/edricgsh/Readwise-Reader-MCP
- What does Readwise-Reader-MCP connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches readwise. The credentials we found in its source are READWISE_TOKEN.
- Is Readwise-Reader-MCP official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 47 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-08-16.
- What licence does Readwise-Reader-MCP use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.