MCP server for Linkwarden, the self-hosted bookmark manager with page preservation
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add linkwarden-mcp -e LINKWARDEN_URL=<LINKWARDEN_URL> -e LINKWARDEN_TOKEN=<LINKWARDEN_TOKEN> -e LINKWARDEN_READ_ONLY=<LINKWARDEN_READ_ONLY> -e LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLS=<LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLS> -e LINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLS=<LINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLS> -e LINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLS=<LINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLS> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"linkwarden-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"LINKWARDEN_URL": "<LINKWARDEN_URL>",
"LINKWARDEN_TOKEN": "<LINKWARDEN_TOKEN>",
"LINKWARDEN_READ_ONLY": "<LINKWARDEN_READ_ONLY>",
"LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
"LINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLS": "<LINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLS>",
"LINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLS": "<LINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLS>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"linkwarden-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"LINKWARDEN_URL": "<LINKWARDEN_URL>",
"LINKWARDEN_TOKEN": "<LINKWARDEN_TOKEN>",
"LINKWARDEN_READ_ONLY": "<LINKWARDEN_READ_ONLY>",
"LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
"LINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLS": "<LINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLS>",
"LINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLS": "<LINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLS>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"linkwarden-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"LINKWARDEN_URL": "<LINKWARDEN_URL>",
"LINKWARDEN_TOKEN": "<LINKWARDEN_TOKEN>",
"LINKWARDEN_READ_ONLY": "<LINKWARDEN_READ_ONLY>",
"LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
"LINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLS": "<LINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLS>",
"LINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLS": "<LINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLS>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
LINKWARDEN_URLRequired | Base URL of the Linkwarden instance, e.g. https://links.example.net (without /api/v1) |
LINKWARDEN_TOKENRequired, secret | Access token from Settings -> Access Tokens |
LINKWARDEN_READ_ONLYOptional | Set to true to register only the 11 read tools and no write tools |
LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLSOptional | Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools) |
LINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLSOptional | Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLS left |
LINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLSOptional | Set to true to accept self-signed certificates for this connection only |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| Package | ghcr.io/ni-c/linkwarden-mcp:0.4.0 (OCI, stdio) |
| First published | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Last updated | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.ni-c/linkwarden-mcp |
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