Memos

What it does

Provides full CRUD operations on a self-hosted Memos instance through 5 MCP tools. Agents can create quick notes, search existing memos, update content or visibility, and delete memos they no longer need.

Inputs needed

• For creating: content (required), visibility (optional, defaults to PRIVATE)
• For listing: filter expression (optional), page size (optional)
• For get/update/delete: memo ID (required)

Prerequisites

openclaw-memos-mcp MCP server

This skill requires the openclaw-memos-mcp MCP server to be running. Before using any memos_* tool, check if the tools are available. If not, tell the user they need to add the MCP server to their configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memos": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["openclaw-memos-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "MEMOS_API_URL": "http://localhost:5230",
        "MEMOS_TOKEN": "<your-access-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tell the user to:

1. Replace MEMOS_API_URL with their Memos instance URL
2. Get an access token from Memos: Settings > Access Tokens > Create
3. Replace <your-access-token> with the token
4. Restart their MCP client after saving the configuration

Workflow

Creating a memo

Call memos_create with the content and optional visibility.

• content: Markdown text. Supports #hashtags which Memos auto-extracts as tags.
• visibility: PRIVATE (default), PROTECTED (logged-in users), or PUBLIC (everyone).

Listing memos

Call memos_list to browse or search memos.

• pageSize: Number of results (default 20).
• pageToken: For pagination, use the nextPageToken from a previous response.
• filter: CEL filter expression. Examples:
  • tag == "work" — memos tagged #work
  • visibility == "PUBLIC" — public memos only
  • creator == "users/1" — memos by a specific user

Reading a specific memo

Call memos_get with the memo ID. The ID is the part after memos/ in the resource name (e.g., if the name is memos/abc123, the ID is abc123).

Updating a memo

Call memos_update with the memo ID and the fields to change. Only specify fields you want to update — unspecified fields remain unchanged.

• content: New Markdown content
• visibility: New visibility level
• pinned: true to pin, false to unpin

Deleting a memo

Call memos_delete with the memo ID. This is irreversible. Always confirm with the user before deleting.

Guardrails

• Default visibility to PRIVATE — never create public memos unless explicitly asked
• Validate content is non-empty before creating
• Confirm with the user before deleting any memo
• On 401/403 errors, tell the user to check their MEMOS_TOKEN
• On connection errors, tell the user to check their MEMOS_API_URL
• When listing returns empty results, suggest the user check their filter or confirm the Memos instance has data