Raindrop.io MCP server

The Raindrop.io MCP server allows you to interact with your Raindrop.io bookmarks through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It enables searching, creating bookmarks, and retrieving collections from your Raindrop.io account.

Installation and Setup

Before using the raindrop-mcp server, you need to obtain an access token from Raindrop.io:

1. Go to Raindrop.io integrations settings
2. Create a new application
3. Generate a test token
4. Copy the test token for use with the MCP server

Usage Options

You can run the raindrop-mcp server in three different modes:

As a stdio Server

Create a JSON configuration file for the MCP server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "raindrop": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "raindrop-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "RAINDROP_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<your-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace <your-token> with the access token you obtained from Raindrop.io.

As an SSE Server

Run the server with the SSE (Server-Sent Events) option:

npx -y raindrop-mcp --sse

As an HTTP Server

Run the server with the HTTP streaming option:

npx -y raindrop-mcp --http

Available Capabilities

The raindrop-mcp server provides three main capabilities:

• Search bookmarks: Look up bookmarks in your Raindrop.io collection
• Create bookmarks: Add new bookmarks to your Raindrop.io account
• Get all collections: Retrieve all your bookmark collections from Raindrop.io

Each of these operations will be available through the MCP interface once you've set up the server with your access token.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "raindrop" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","raindrop-mcp"],"env":{"RAINDROP_ACCESS_TOKEN":"<your-token>"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "raindrop": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "raindrop-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "RAINDROP_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<your-token>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "raindrop": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "raindrop-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "RAINDROP_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<your-token>"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect