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Notes and knowledge

16 notes and knowledge listings with a free or open edition: 12 with a named customization surface, 16 with an interface an agent can drive.

Adaptable means the source is public and there is a named surface to change. Operable means an agent can drive it through an interface; the reach list on each page says which jobs. One entry in the directory, describing one piece of software in one form factor. The unit of the directory.

AdaptableOperable
BookStackApp/BookStack
BookStack
Opinionated documentation wiki (shelves, books, chapters, pages) with .env config and a token REST API.
Yours
Config only17 to edit
Agent
Official API, partial reach
Type
Business app · Web app
Stack
PHPJavaScript
MIT19,018 starsactive Sep 2, 2026
AdaptableOperable
yoloshii/ClawMem
ClawMem
On-device memory layer over your markdown notes: hooks plus a 33-tool MCP server, no API keys.
Yours
Config only15 to edit
Agent
Native MCP server, partial reach
Type
MCP server · MCP server
Stack
TypeScript
MIT207 starsactive Aug 18, 2026
AdaptableOperable
sissbruecker/linkding
linkding
Minimal self-hosted bookmark manager with LD_* env config and a documented REST API.
Yours
Config only20 to edit
Agent
Official API, partial reach
Type
Product · Web app
Stack
PythonJavaScript
MIT11,139 starsactive Sep 3, 2026
AdaptableOperable
lucasastorian/llmwiki
LLM Wiki
Self-maintaining personal Wikipedia: an agent ingests your sources over MCP and compiles the wiki.
Yours
Config only26 to edit
Agent
Native MCP server, partial reach
Type
Business app · Web app
Stack
PythonTypeScript
Apache-2.01,563 starsactive Aug 9, 2026
AdaptableOperable
usememos/memos
Memos
Single-binary self-hosted memo timeline with an OpenAPI-derived MCP endpoint at /mcp.
Yours
Config only7 to edit
Agent
Official MCP server, partial reach
Type
Product · Web app
Stack
GoTypeScript
MIT62,737 starsactive Sep 3, 2026
AdaptableOperable
basicmachines-co/basic-memory
Basic Memory
MCP-native persistent memory over an Obsidian-compatible markdown folder, local and free or hosted.
Yours
Config only18 to edit
Agent
Native MCP server, partial reach
Type
MCP server · MCP server
Stack
Python
AGPL-3.03,841 starsactive Sep 2, 2026
AdaptableOperable
karakeep-app/karakeep
Karakeep
Self-hosted bookmark-everything app with an official MCP server, CLI, and REST API.
Yours
Config only31 to edit
Agent
Official MCP server, partial reach
Type
Business app · Web app
Stack
TypeScript
AGPL-3.028,741 starsactive Aug 31, 2026
AdaptableOperable
linkwarden/linkwarden
Linkwarden
Collaborative bookmark manager that preserves pages, with an official REST API and a paid cloud edition.
Yours
Config only31 to edit
Agent
Official API, partial reach
Type
Business app · Web app
Stack
TypeScript
AGPL-3.019,666 starsactive Sep 2, 2026
AdaptableOperable
inkeep/open-knowledge
OpenKnowledge
WYSIWYG markdown knowledge-base editor that ships a 21-tool MCP server and skills for coding agents.
Yours
Config only15 to edit
Agent
Official MCP server, partial reach
Type
Business app · Desktop app
Stack
TypeScript
GPL-3.03,964 starsactive Sep 3, 2026
AdaptableOperable
outline/outline
Outline
Team knowledge base with a documented REST API and an in-repo MCP route, self-hostable under BUSL.
Yours
Config only31 to edit
Agent
Official MCP server, partial reach
Type
Business app · Web app
Stack
TypeScript
BUSL-1.140,428 starsactive Sep 3, 2026
AdaptableOperable
siyuan-note/siyuan
SiYuan
Block-based local-first knowledge base whose Go kernel ships a 30-plus tool MCP server and HTTP API.
Yours
Config only10 to edit
Agent
Official MCP server, partial reach
Type
Product · Desktop app
Stack
GoTypeScript
AGPL-3.046,138 starsactive Sep 3, 2026
AdaptableOperable
TriliumNext/Trilium
Trilium Notes
Hierarchical note tree with attributes and scripting, driven by the ETAPI REST API and an in-repo MCP route.
Yours
Config only11 to edit
Agent
Official API, partial reach
Type
Business app · Web app
Stack
TypeScript
AGPL-3.037,683 starsactive Sep 3, 2026
Operable
anyproto/anytype-ts
Anytype
Local-first encrypted knowledge OS with an official MCP server (@anyproto/anytype-mcp) over its local API.
Agent
Official MCP server, partial reach
Type
Product · Desktop app
Stack
TypeScriptGo
Any Source Available License 1.08,743 starsactive Sep 1, 2026
Operable
laurent22/joplin
Joplin
Open-source notes app with an in-app MCP server, a local Data API, and paid Joplin Cloud sync.
Agent
Official MCP server, partial reach
Type
Product · Desktop app
Stack
TypeScript
AGPL-3.0-or-later56,212 starsactive Sep 3, 2026
Operable
refactoringhq/tolaria
Tolaria
Files-first markdown second brain with git built in and an in-repo MCP server for Claude Code and Codex.
Agent
Official MCP server, partial reach
Type
Business app · Desktop app
Stack
TypeScriptJavaScript
AGPL-3.019,671 starsactive Sep 3, 2026
Operable
logseq/logseq
Logseq
Outliner knowledge graph whose desktop app embeds an MCP server over its local HTTP API.
Agent
Official MCP server, partial reach
Type
Product · Desktop app
Stack
ClojureClojureScriptTypeScript
AGPL-3.044,743 starsactive Sep 3, 2026

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