Tools Reference

Evernote MCP provides 12 tools — 6 read tools and 6 write tools.

Notebooks

List and inspect notebooks.

Tool	Parameters	Description
list_notebooks	(none)	Lists all notebooks with name, GUID, and default notebook flag.
get_notebook	notebook_guid: string	Retrieves full details for a specific notebook.

Example prompts:

• "List all my Evernote notebooks."
• "Show me the details of notebook abc123."

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Notes

List, read, and search notes.

Tool	Parameters	Description
list_notes	notebook_guid?: string, limit?: number (default: 25), offset?: number	Lists recent notes, optionally filtered by notebook. Sorted by last updated.
get_note	note_guid: string	Retrieves a note with full content converted to readable plain text.
search_notes	query: string, limit?: number (default: 25), offset?: number	Searches notes using Evernote's search grammar.

Evernote search syntax examples:

• meeting notes — keyword search
• notebook:Work — notes in a specific notebook
• tag:important — notes with a specific tag
• created:20250101 — notes created after a date
• intitle:budget — search in note titles only

Example prompts:

• "Show me the last 10 notes in my Work notebook."
• "Read the full content of note def456."
• "Search for notes about 'quarterly review'."
• "Find notes tagged 'important' created this month."

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Tags

List available tags.

Tool	Parameters	Description
list_tags	(none)	Lists all tags with name, GUID, and parent tag GUID.

Example prompts:

• "What tags do I have in Evernote?"
• "List all my tags."

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Write Operations

caution

Write tools create, modify, and delete notes in your Evernote account. Use with care.

Note Management

Tool	Parameters	Description
create_note	title: string, content: string, notebook_guid?: string, tags?: string[]	Creates a new note. Content is plain text, auto-converted to Evernote format. Tags are created if they don't exist.
update_note	note_guid: string, title?: string, content?: string, notebook_guid?: string, tags?: string[]	Updates a note. Only provided fields are changed. Setting tags replaces all existing tags.
delete_note	note_guid: string	Moves a note to the trash. Can be restored from Evernote's trash.
move_note	note_guid: string, notebook_guid: string	Moves a note to a different notebook.

Example prompts:

• "Create a note titled 'Meeting Notes' with today's action items in my Work notebook."
• "Update note abc123 to add the tag 'reviewed'."
• "Delete note old456 — it's no longer needed."
• "Move note def789 to the Archive notebook."

Notebook Management

Tool	Parameters	Description
create_notebook	name: string	Creates a new notebook.

Example prompts:

• "Create a notebook called 'Project Alpha'."

Tag Management

Tool	Parameters	Description
create_tag	name: string, parent_guid?: string	Creates a new tag. Optionally set a parent for hierarchical tags.

Example prompts:

• "Create a tag called 'urgent'."
• "Create a tag 'sub-task' under parent tag parent123."