MCP server for Linkwarden, the self-hosted bookmark manager with page preservation
To add Linkwarden to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 6 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y linkwarden-mcp@0.4.0Environment variables
LINKWARDEN_URLSet in your MCP configLINKWARDEN_TOKENSet in your MCP configLINKWARDEN_READ_ONLYSet in your MCP configLINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLSSet in your MCP configLINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLSSet in your MCP configLINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLSSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add linkwarden --env LINKWARDEN_URL=<YOUR_LINKWARDEN_URL> --env LINKWARDEN_TOKEN=<YOUR_LINKWARDEN_TOKEN> --env LINKWARDEN_READ_ONLY=<YOUR_LINKWARDEN_READ_ONLY> --env LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLS=<YOUR_LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLS> --env LINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLS=<YOUR_LINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLS> --env LINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLS=<YOUR_LINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLS> -- npx -y linkwarden-mcp@0.4.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
Linkwarden exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
LINKWARDEN_URL LINKWARDEN_TOKEN LINKWARDEN_READ_ONLY LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLS LINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLS LINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLS
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Linkwarden?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Linkwarden to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with Linkwarden?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Linkwarden as well.
Does Linkwarden need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: LINKWARDEN_URL, LINKWARDEN_TOKEN, LINKWARDEN_READ_ONLY, LINKWARDEN_ALLOW_TOOLS, LINKWARDEN_DENY_TOOLS, LINKWARDEN_INSECURE_TLS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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