MCP-DayOne

A Message Control Protocol (MCP) server for Day One Journal integration with Claude Desktop and Smithery.

Overview

This server provides an API interface to the Day One CLI (dayone2), allowing Claude Desktop and other applications to interact with your Day One journal.

Prerequisites

• Day One CLI (dayone2) installed on your system
• Node.js and npm

Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Run npm install to install dependencies
3. Create a .env file (see .env.example)
4. Run npm start to start the server

API Endpoints

POST /api/entry

Creates a new entry in your Day One journal.

Request Body:

{
  "content": "Your journal entry text",
  "tags": ["optional", "tags"],
  "date": "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS", // Optional
  "journal": "Journal Name" // Optional
}

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "result": "Created new entry with uuid: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
}

GET /health

Check if the server is running.

Response:

{
  "status": "ok"
}

Integration with Claude Desktop

This MCP server can be used with Claude Desktop to create journal entries automatically.

Integration with Smithery

This project can be shared on Smithery to allow others to use and contribute to it.

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