uNotes

Search a library of university course materials (past exams, assignments, lab reports, lecture notes) and your uNotes flashcards and quizzes.

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What it can do

  • Search Library: Search the public uNotes document library by title, course, or type keywords. Call it with the query alone whenever no scope id is already known — schoolId and courseId are optional na
  • Get Document: Get the metadata of a single uNotes document by ID: title, type, course, school, year, season, professor, language, popularity counters, and its public URL. Use get_document_content to r
  • Get Document Content: Get the full text content of a specific document, lecture session, or flashcard set. Use this when you need to read the actual content of a material to answer questions about it.

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Search a library of university course materials (past exams, assignments, lab reports, lecture notes) and your uNotes flashcards and quizzes.

Remote MCP server with OAuth sign-in: connect with your uNotes account, choose what to grant, and revoke access any time from uNotes. Docs: https://unotes.net/docs

How to connect

How to connect uNotes to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://unotes--devino.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect uNotes to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://unotes--devino.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect uNotes to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://unotes--devino.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (8)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

search_librarySearch the public uNotes document library by title, course, or type keywords. Call it with the query alone whenever no scope id is already known — schoolId and courseId are optional narrowing hints, never prerequisites, and must never be requested from the user. Course codes and school names the user typed belong in the query text.
get_documentGet the metadata of a single uNotes document by ID: title, type, course, school, year, season, professor, language, popularity counters, and its public URL. Use get_document_content to read the actual text.
get_document_contentGet the full text content of a specific document, lecture session, or flashcard set. Use this when you need to read the actual content of a material to answer questions about it.
list_my_flashcardsList the authenticated user's own flashcard sets on uNotes, newest first. Optionally filter by title, subject, or course code.
list_my_quizzesList quizzes for the authenticated user's courses on uNotes (courses where the user has uploaded documents), newest first. Optionally filter by quiz title or course.
get_study_streakGet the authenticated user's daily study streak: current streak length, longest streak, whether they already studied today (UTC), and milestone badges (7/30/100/365 days).
get_quota_statusGet the authenticated user's plan tier and current usage against each quota (AI chat, quiz generation, flashcard generation, uploads, downloads, transcription minutes, audio overviews, mind maps). A null limit means unlimited.
list_schools_coursesSearch for schools and courses on uNotes. Use this when the student needs to find a school or course for uploading a document or creating flashcards.