# open-zk-kb MCP Server

Shared, persistent memory for AI assistants, built on the Zettelkasten method.

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## Status

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## Connect

Published as `open-zk-kb` on npm. Runs locally.

## Known issues

**16 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team.** Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 12.

### Most discussed

### feat: Docker deployment + remote MCP server support

## Overview

Support running open-zk-kb as a centralized MCP server in Docker, allowing multiple clients to connect to a single shared knowledge base over the network.

## Motivation

Currently, each client spawns its own local stdio MCP server with its own vault. This means:
- Multiple vaults if using multiple clients (Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, etc.)
- No way to share knowledge across machines
- No cloud/NAS deployment option

A centralized Docker deployment would enable:
- Single vault sh

[Read the thread](https://github.com/mrosnerr/open-zk-kb/issues/72) · 2026-04-05 · closed · 4 comments

### Add ownership model: "Server computes, agent judges"

## Overview

Codify a formal ownership model that defines what the MCP server should compute vs what the calling agent should decide vs what skills/docs should guide vs what the plugin should inject. Add this policy to `AGENTS.md`, `docs/architecture.md`, and skill instructions so it's enforceable — not just advisory.

This is foundational to every future feature decision (e.g., #77's "who finds related notes?", #86's "who surfaces domain notes?", #88's "what does the plugin own?").

## Motivati

[Read the thread](https://github.com/mrosnerr/open-zk-kb/issues/93) · 2026-04-25 · closed · 3 comments

### Add OpenCode plugin for guaranteed runtime hooks (`session.created` injection)

## Overview

Ship `@open-zk-kb/opencode-plugin` as a sibling package to the MCP server. The plugin uses OpenCode's lifecycle hooks to provide runtime guarantees that an MCP server cannot: automatic context injection at session start, deterministic project-from-CWD detection, and survival of operating context across compaction.

The MCP server stays untouched. Other clients (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed) continue using the existing skill/managed-block delivery mechanism.

## Motivation

The

[Read the thread](https://github.com/mrosnerr/open-zk-kb/issues/88) · 2026-04-25 · closed · 2 comments

### Web-based vault viewer — browse knowledge base in browser via Quartz or Kiln

## Overview

Add a web-based vault viewer as an alternative to Obsidian for browsing the knowledge base. Serve the vault locally as a website with graph view, search, backlinks, and wikilink resolution — inherently read-only, no Obsidian installation required.

```
knowledge-open                      # Opens in Obsidian (current, default)
knowledge-open --viewer web         # Opens in browser (this issue)
```

## Motivation

The Obsidian experience (#118) is the primary vault viewer. But a web-b

[Read the thread](https://github.com/mrosnerr/open-zk-kb/issues/119) · 2026-05-01 · closed · 1 comment

### Behavioral guidance delivery for Cursor and Zed

## Overview

Cursor and Zed currently receive only the MCP server registration during install — **no behavioral guidance** is delivered. This is a gap surfaced by deep research on #93's ownership policy. Verified against `CLIENT_CONFIGS` in `src/setup.ts:52-93`: neither client has a `skillPath` or `agentDocsPath`.

The result: agents in Cursor/Zed see KB tools (`knowledge-search`, `knowledge-store`, `knowledge-maintain`, `knowledge-ingest`) but have no instructions on **when** to use them, **how

[Read the thread](https://github.com/mrosnerr/open-zk-kb/issues/94) · 2026-04-25 · closed · 1 comment

### Most recent

### Feature: suggest-links maintenance action — server-computed link suggestions

## Problem

`link-health` surfaces 300+ unlinked notes and 50+ one-way links, but provides no path from diagnosis to fix. The agent sees "Next Steps: [A] Add wikilinks" and has no idea which notes should link to which. Manually reading each note and guessing relationships is expensive and error-prone.

The diagnostic tools identify the problem but offer no resolution path.

## Proposed: `knowledge-maintain suggest-links`

A read-only maintenance action that returns batched, server-computed link 

[Read the thread](https://github.com/mrosnerr/open-zk-kb/issues/165) · 2026-05-21 · open · 0 comments

### Enhancement: Include condensed kinds-with-fields in agent-docs injection

## Description

The `<!-- OPEN-ZK-KB:START -->` managed block injected by `injectAgentDocs()` currently lists note kinds with word counts but not their key fields. Agents frequently need to call `knowledge-template --kind {kind}` before every store operation to get the schema.

## Proposal

Include a condensed ~100-word summary of each kind's key fields directly in the injected block:

```
**Kinds** (with key fields):
- **personalization** (~50w) — title, content, guidance
- **decision** (~150w)

[Read the thread](https://github.com/mrosnerr/open-zk-kb/issues/137) · 2026-05-11 · closed · 0 comments

### Add knowledge-mine MCP tool to bootstrap KB from existing OpenCode session history

## Overview

Add `knowledge-mine` MCP tool that backfills the KB from existing OpenCode session history (via `session_list` / `session_read` SDK APIs). Solves the cold-start problem: new users have value on Day 1, not Day 30.

## ⚠️ Blocked Until Curation UX Ships

This issue intentionally blocks on the **interactive curation review UX issue**. Reason: mining without curation pollutes the vault. A naive 30-day backfill might surface 100-300 candidate notes per user, of which maybe 10-30 are wort

[Read the thread](https://github.com/mrosnerr/open-zk-kb/issues/107) · 2026-04-29 · closed · 0 comments

### Add model-aware capability detection via agent self-report

## Overview

Add an optional `model` parameter to MCP tool calls (`knowledge-store`, `knowledge-search`, `knowledge-maintain`) that lets calling agents self-report their model identity. Use this to classify capability level and gate feature richness accordingly. No user configuration required.

## Motivation

Several planned features (#76 URL ingestion, #77 auto cross-referencing, #80 richer skill instructions) return more complex responses that benefit capable models but may overwhelm weaker on

[Read the thread](https://github.com/mrosnerr/open-zk-kb/issues/81) · 2026-04-23 · closed · 0 comments

### Add orphan and broken wikilink detection to knowledge-maintain

## Overview

Add two new `knowledge-maintain` actions: `orphans` (notes with no incoming or outgoing links) and `broken-links` (wikilinks pointing to non-existent notes). Both are pure SQL/filesystem checks with zero model dependency.

## Motivation

The current `knowledge-maintain` tool has `review`, `dedupe`, `stats`, and lifecycle actions — but no structural integrity checks. As knowledge bases grow, orphan notes and broken wikilinks accumulate silently. These are the two most common "wiki ro

[Read the thread](https://github.com/mrosnerr/open-zk-kb/issues/78) · 2026-04-23 · closed · 0 comments

### Add knowledge-ingest tool for URL content extraction

## Overview

Add a new MCP tool `knowledge-ingest` that accepts a URL, fetches and extracts clean text content, and returns it to the calling agent for note creation via `knowledge-store`.

## Motivation

Currently, agents must rely on their own web-fetching capabilities (which vary wildly across clients) to capture external content. A server-side extraction tool provides:
- **Deterministic, consistent** content extraction regardless of calling model
- Clean markdown output stripped of nav, ads,

[Read the thread](https://github.com/mrosnerr/open-zk-kb/issues/76) · 2026-04-23 · closed · 0 comments

### Package as Claude Code Plugin for Marketplace Distribution

## Summary

Package open-zk-kb as a Claude Code plugin for distribution via the official Anthropic marketplace, enabling one-command installation: `/plugin install open-zk-kb@claude-plugins-official`

## Background

Currently, users install open-zk-kb via:
- `bunx open-zk-kb setup install --client claude-code`
- Manual MCP config in `~/.claude.json`

A Claude Code plugin would provide:
- **Discoverability** — listed in official marketplace
- **One-command install** — `/plugin install open-zk-kb@

[Read the thread](https://github.com/mrosnerr/open-zk-kb/issues/68) · 2026-04-02 · closed · 0 comments

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