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no delete or move notebook tool" }, { "job": "Tag notes", "reachable": true, "evidence": "manage_tags" }, { "job": "Read image attachments", "reachable": true, "evidence": "read_image" }, { "job": "Upload attachments and resources", "reachable": false, "evidence": "no resource tool in the MCP list; the Data API can POST /resources" }, { "job": "To-dos", "reachable": null, "evidence": "notes carry is_todo in the Data API; not confirmed on the MCP note tools" }, { "job": "Sync, encryption, sharing, and publishing", "reachable": false, "evidence": "app and Joplin Cloud features; not in the tool list" }, { "job": "Plugins and web clipper", "reachable": false, "evidence": "separate subsystems; no MCP tool" } ], "editions": [ { "name": "Free apps", "price": null, "open": true, "distributions": [ { "kind": "source", "url": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin" }, { "kind": "binary", "url": "https://joplinapp.org/download/" } ] }, { "name": "Joplin Cloud Basic", "price": { "amount": 2.99, "currency": "EUR", "period": "month" }, "open": false, "distributions": [ { "kind": "hosted", "url": "https://joplinapp.org/plans/" } ] }, { "name": "Joplin Cloud Pro", "price": { "amount": 5.99, "currency": "EUR", "period": "month" }, "open": false, "distributions": [ { "kind": "hosted", "url": "https://joplinapp.org/plans/" } ] }, { "name": "Joplin Cloud Teams", "price": { "amount": 7.99, "currency": "EUR", "period": "month" }, "open": false, "distributions": [ { "kind": "hosted", "url": "https://joplinapp.org/plans/" } ] }, { "name": "Joplin Server Business", "price": { "amount": 3.33, "currency": "EUR", "period": "month" }, "open": false, "distributions": [ { "kind": "container", "url": "https://joplinapp.org/plans/" } ] } ], "skills": { "kind": "none", "paths": [], "install": null, "note": "No SKILL.md, Claude Code plugin, or published skill found in the repo." }, "customization": null, "useWhen": [ "you already keep years of notes in Joplin and want Claude to search and write them without leaving the app", "you want encrypted cross-device notes and are happy to pay a few euros a month for sync" ], "accounts": [ "Joplin Cloud account (paid sync editions)", "Dropbox, OneDrive, S3, WebDAV, or Nextcloud (free sync targets)" ], "active": true, "lastActivity": "2026-09-03", "gotchas": [ "The MCP server runs inside the desktop app; 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