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 - **[🎙️ Podcast Generation](docs/features/podcasts.md)** - Create professional podcasts
 - **[🔧 Content Transformations](docs/features/transformations.md)** - Customize content processing
 - **[🤖 AI Models](docs/features/ai-models.md)** - AI model configuration
+- **[🔌 MCP Integration](docs/features/mcp-integration.md)** - Connect with Claude Desktop, VS Code and other MCP clients
 - **[🔧 REST API Reference](docs/development/api-reference.md)** - Complete API documentation
 - **[🔐 Security](docs/deployment/security.md)** - Password protection and privacy
 - **[🚀 Deployment](docs/deployment/index.md)** - Complete deployment guides for all scenarios

docs/features/mcp-integration.md

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+# Model Context Protocol (MCP) Integration
+
+Open Notebook can be seamlessly integrated into your AI workflows using the **Model Context Protocol (MCP)**, enabling direct access to your notebooks, sources, and chat functionality from AI assistants like Claude Desktop and VS Code extensions.
+
+## What is MCP?
+
+The [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) is an open standard that allows AI applications to securely connect to external data sources and tools. With the Open Notebook MCP server, you can:
+
+- 📚 **Access your notebooks** directly from Claude Desktop or VS Code
+- 🔍 **Search your research content** without leaving your AI assistant
+- 💬 **Create and manage chat sessions** with your research as context
+- 📝 **Generate notes** and insights on-the-fly
+- 🤖 **Automate workflows** using the full Open Notebook API
+
+## Quick Setup
+
+### For Claude Desktop
+
+1. **Install the MCP server** (automatically from PyPI):
+
+   ```bash
+   # No manual installation needed! Claude Desktop will use uvx to run it automatically
+   ```
+
+2. **Configure Claude Desktop**:
+
+   **macOS/Linux**: Edit `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
+
+   ```json
+   {
+     "mcpServers": {
+       "open-notebook": {
+         "command": "uvx",
+         "args": ["open-notebook-mcp"],
+         "env": {
+           "OPEN_NOTEBOOK_URL": "http://localhost:5055",
+           "OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD": "your_password_here"
+         }
+       }
+     }
+   }
+   ```
+
+   **Windows**: Edit `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
+
+   ```json
+   {
+     "mcpServers": {
+       "open-notebook": {
+         "command": "uvx",
+         "args": ["open-notebook-mcp"],
+         "env": {
+           "OPEN_NOTEBOOK_URL": "http://localhost:5055",
+           "OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD": "your_password_here"
+         }
+       }
+     }
+   }
+   ```
+
+3. **Restart Claude Desktop** and start using your notebooks in conversations!
+
+### For VS Code (Cline and other MCP-compatible extensions)
+
+Add to your VS Code settings or `.vscode/mcp.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "servers": {
+    "open-notebook": {
+      "command": "uvx",
+      "args": ["open-notebook-mcp"],
+      "env": {
+        "OPEN_NOTEBOOK_URL": "http://localhost:5055",
+        "OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD": "your_password_here"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+- **OPEN_NOTEBOOK_URL**: URL to your Open Notebook API (default: `http://localhost:5055`)
+- **OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD**: Optional - only needed if you've enabled password protection
+
+### For Remote Servers
+
+If your Open Notebook instance is running on a remote server, update the URL accordingly:
+
+```json
+"OPEN_NOTEBOOK_URL": "http://192.168.1.100:5055"
+```
+
+Or with a domain:
+
+```json
+"OPEN_NOTEBOOK_URL": "https://notebook.yourdomain.com/api"
+```
+
+## What You Can Do
+
+Once connected, you can ask Claude or your AI assistant to:
+
+- _"Search my research notebooks for information about [topic]"_
+- _"Create a new note summarizing the key points from our conversation"_
+- _"List all my notebooks"_
+- _"Start a chat session about [specific source or topic]"_
+- _"What sources do I have in my [notebook name] notebook?"_
+- _"Add this PDF to my research notebook"_
+- _"Show me all notes in [notebook name]"_
+
+The MCP server provides full access to Open Notebook's capabilities, allowing you to manage your research seamlessly from within your AI assistant.
+
+## Available Tools
+
+The Open Notebook MCP server exposes these capabilities:
+
+### Notebooks
+
+- List notebooks
+- Get notebook details
+- Create new notebooks
+- Update notebook information
+- Delete notebooks
+
+### Sources
+
+- List sources in a notebook
+- Get source details
+- Add new sources (links, files, text)
+- Update source metadata
+- Delete sources
+
+### Notes
+
+- List notes in a notebook
+- Get note details
+- Create new notes
+- Update notes
+- Delete notes
+
+### Chat
+
+- Create chat sessions
+- Send messages to chat sessions
+- Get chat history
+- List chat sessions
+
+### Search
+
+- Vector search across content
+- Text search across content
+- Filter by notebook
+
+### Models
+
+- List configured AI models
+- Get model details
+- Create model configurations
+- Update model settings
+
+### Settings
+
+- Get application settings
+- Update settings
+
+## MCP Server Repository
+
+The Open Notebook MCP server is developed and maintained by the Epochal team:
+
+**🔗 GitHub**: [Epochal-dev/open-notebook-mcp](https://github.com/Epochal-dev/open-notebook-mcp)
+
+Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome!
+
+## Finding the Server
+
+The Open Notebook MCP server is published to the official MCP Registry:
+
+- **Registry**: Search for "open-notebook" at [registry.modelcontextprotocol.io](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io)
+- **PyPI**: [pypi.org/project/open-notebook-mcp](https://pypi.org/project/open-notebook-mcp)
+- **GitHub**: [Epochal-dev/open-notebook-mcp](https://github.com/Epochal-dev/open-notebook-mcp)
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Connection Errors
+
+1. Verify the `OPEN_NOTEBOOK_URL` is correct and accessible
+2. If using password protection, ensure `OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD` is set correctly
+3. For remote servers, make sure port 5055 is accessible from your machine
+4. Check firewall settings if connecting to a remote server
+
+## Using with Other MCP Clients
+
+The Open Notebook MCP server follows the standard MCP protocol and can be used with any MCP-compatible client. Check your client's documentation for configuration details.
+
+## Learn More
+
+- [Model Context Protocol Documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)