Roam Research MCP Server
Updated June 2026✓ OfficialThe Roam Research MCP server, built by Roam Research, provides the Roam Research MCP Server is the official, first-party Model Context Protocol server for Roam Research, published by the Roam Research team itself and covering the full read/write surface of your Roam graph. It is officially maintained and best for Productivity.
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About
The Roam Research MCP Server is the official, first-party Model Context Protocol server for Roam Research, published by the Roam Research team itself and covering the full read/write surface of your Roam graph. It connects to Roam's local HTTP API, which runs inside the Roam desktop app (not the web version) — if Roam isn't open when a tool is called, the server automatically launches it via deep link and retries. Setup runs through an interactive `connect` flow (`npx @roam-research/roam-mcp connect`) that walks you through selecting a graph, choosing an access level (full, read-append, or read-only), and approving a local API token inside Roam's Settings > Graph > Local API Tokens screen; a non-interactive flag-based mode is also available for scripted or agent-driven setup. Multiple graphs can be connected simultaneously, each addressable by a short nickname. The tool surface spans six areas: graph management (list_graphs, setup_new_graph), graph guidelines (get_graph_guidelines reads a special `[[roam/agent guidelines]]` page for user-defined AI instructions), content mutation (create/update/delete for pages and blocks, append_to_daily_note, move_block, add_comment/get_comments), read/search (search, roam_query for `{{query:}}` blocks, datalog_query for raw Datomic queries, get_page, get_block, get_backlinks), navigation (get_open_windows, get_selection, open_main_window, open_sidebar), and file handling (file_get/file_upload/file_delete, including encrypted-graph decryption). The README flags this as alpha software and explicitly warns that write operations are difficult or impossible to fully undo since Roam lacks bulk-operation undo history — back up your graph before granting full write access. A companion CLI (`@roam-research/roam-cli`) is available for terminal-driven graph interaction outside an MCP client. Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client. Ideal for daily-note capture, backlink-driven knowledge retrieval, and agent-assisted graph restructuring for second-brain / networked-note workflows.
Installation
npx @roam-research/roam-mcp connectCategories
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- Roam Research
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