Zen

Name: Zen
Author: sheshbabu

by sheshbabu

Selfhosted notes app. Single golang binary, notes stored as markdown within SQLite, full-text search, very low resource usage

1.1k GitHub

No known CVEs

AGPL-3.0 license

Maintained

Last commit 60d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: sse

0 tools

Grade F

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Productivity

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopsse · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zen": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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What Zen does

Single Go binary or Docker Compose Standard Markdown files, local SQLite database Organize with flexible tags, not rigid folders Markdown features like tables, code blocks, task lists, highlights, and more Full-text search with BM25 ranking Import and export data with full portability Archive and soft delete notes Automated backups (via Zen Backup)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Zen safe to use?: Zen has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under AGPL-3.0.
How do I install Zen?: Zen can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What AI clients work with Zen?: Zen is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses sse transport.
Is Zen actively maintained?: Zen is recently maintained — last commit was 60 days ago. It has 1,115 GitHub stars.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Zen safe to use?

Zen has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under AGPL-3.0.

How do I install Zen?

Zen can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.

What AI clients work with Zen?

Zen is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses sse transport.

Is Zen actively maintained?

Zen is recently maintained — last commit was 60 days ago. It has 1,115 GitHub stars.