Evernote
Notes and clippings.
Verdict
Common use cases
- Search meeting notes during planning sessions
- Pull research clips into project briefs
- Create notes from Slack thread summaries
- Organize interview transcripts by topic
- Retrieve saved articles for content drafts
Integration
- Vendor
- Evernote
- Category
- docs
- Auth
- OAUTH2
- Composio slug
evernote
Tools
Setup
Setup guide
- 11. In Switchy, open Settings and navigate to Integrations. 2. Find Evernote in the MCP directory and click Connect. 3. You'll be redirected to Evernote's OAuth consent screen — sign in with your Evernote account. 4. Grant read and write access to your notes and notebooks (Switchy needs these scopes to search and create content). 5. After authorizing, you'll return to Switchy and see a confirmation that Evernote is connected. 6. Open any Space and type '@Evernote' followed by a request like 'find notes about Q4 planning' to test the connection. 7. If the MCP responds with note titles or content, setup is complete.
What teammates see: by default, memories from Evernote are scoped to the Space (PROJECT visibility) - you can mark any memory PRIVATE or share it ORG-wide.
Works well with
Top models
Compatibility data appears once enough Spaces have used this MCP together with a given model.
How Switchy teams use it
Starter prompts
Find Recent Notes
@Evernote show me all notes modified in the last 7 days, grouped by notebookOpen in a Space →
Create Meeting Summary
@Evernote create a note titled 'Sprint Planning 2024-01-15' with a summary of the decisions we just madeOpen in a Space →
Search by Keyword
@Evernote search for notes containing 'customer feedback' and list the top 5 results with excerptsOpen in a Space →
List Notebooks
@Evernote show me all my notebooks and how many notes are in each oneOpen in a Space →
Retrieve Specific Note
@Evernote get the full content of the note titled 'Product Roadmap Q1' from my Work notebookOpen in a Space →
Example outputs
Illustrative - representative of the model's voice and quality, not literal recordings.
@evernote search my notes for 'quarterly planning' and show me the 5 most recent matches with their notebook names
Found 5 notes matching 'quarterly planning': 1. **Q1 2024 Planning Draft** (Work Projects) — Updated 3 days ago 2. **Quarterly OKR Review Template** (Templates) — Updated Jan 15 3. **Planning Meeting Notes - Dec 2023** (Meetings) — Updated Dec 18 4. **Budget Allocation Q4→Q1** (Finance) — Updated Dec 10 5. **Team Capacity Planning** (HR) — Updated Nov 28 Each entry includes the note title, parent notebook, and last-modified timestamp. This example assumes the user has granted read access to all notebooks during OAuth setup.
Search demonstrates cross-notebook querying, which requires the MCP to have been authorized with full account read scope. Results depend on your note history and tagging habits. Evernote's search syntax (tags, dates, notebook filters) can be passed through the prompt for more precise results.
@evernote create a new note titled 'API Integration Ideas' in my Development notebook with a bulleted list of three placeholder items
Created note **API Integration Ideas** in the Development notebook. Content: • Webhook endpoint for real-time sync • Batch export utility for legacy data • OAuth refresh token handling Note URL: https://www.evernote.com/shard/s###/nl/######/api-integration-ideas This example shows a simple create operation. The MCP returns a shareable link and confirms the notebook placement. Write scope is required during OAuth authorization.
Note creation requires write permissions granted at OAuth time. The MCP can format basic Markdown or plain text; rich media (images, attachments) may need additional tool calls or be unsupported depending on the integration's maturity. Created notes appear immediately in your Evernote clients.
@evernote pull all notes tagged 'meeting' from the last 30 days and summarize the recurring action items across them
Retrieved 12 notes tagged 'meeting' from the past month. Recurring action items identified: **Most frequent (appeared in 6+ notes):** • Follow up with design team on mockup revisions • Update sprint board before Friday standup • Review vendor contract renewals (Q1 deadline) **Moderate frequency (3-5 notes):** • Schedule 1:1s with new hires • Finalize budget reallocation proposal This synthesis combines Evernote's tag/date filtering with the AI's ability to extract patterns across documents. Accuracy depends on consistent note-taking structure.
This example pairs the MCP's retrieval with the AI's summarization. It works best when your meeting notes follow a consistent format (action items clearly marked). The 30-day window and tag filter reduce noise, but results vary with your tagging discipline. Read scope across all notebooks is required.
Use-case deep-dives
When Evernote MCP helps distributed teams find old decisions
A 6-person remote team stores two years of meeting notes in Evernote, tagged by project and quarter. The MCP works when someone asks "what did we decide about the pricing model in Q2?" and the AI can search across notebooks without opening the app. OAuth2 means each person's private notebooks stay private—the AI only sees what they'd see in Evernote itself. The threshold: if your notes are already in Notion or Google Docs, adding Evernote just for search creates friction. But if Evernote is your team's single source of truth for historical context, the MCP turns that archive into a queryable asset during planning conversations.
Using Evernote MCP to surface troubleshooting steps mid-ticket
A 3-person support team maintains a shared Evernote notebook with troubleshooting guides, edge-case workarounds, and vendor contact info. The MCP shines when an agent is drafting a reply and asks the AI "how do we handle expired SSL certs on the legacy platform?" The AI pulls the exact note without tab-switching. This works because Evernote's tagging and notebook structure map cleanly to support categories. The trade-off: if your knowledge base is in Zendesk or Confluence, the MCP adds a second system to maintain. Choose Evernote MCP when your runbooks already live there and you want faster retrieval during live tickets.
When Evernote MCP turns clipped articles into proposal drafts
A solo consultant clips 40 web articles and PDFs into Evernote while researching a client proposal. The MCP helps when they ask the AI to "summarize the three pricing models I saved last week and draft a recommendation." OAuth2 means the AI accesses their personal notebooks securely. This scenario works because Evernote's web clipper already aggregates the raw material—the MCP just makes it conversational. The limit: if you're collaborating with a team on the proposal, Evernote's sharing model is clunkier than Google Docs. Use the MCP for solo research synthesis where you've already committed to Evernote as your capture tool.
Frequently asked
What does the Evernote MCP do in Switchy?
It connects your Evernote account so AI agents in Switchy can read and search your notes, notebooks, and tags. Since no specific tools are exposed yet, expect basic operations like retrieving note content, listing notebooks, and searching across your Evernote library. You won't edit notes directly through the MCP — it's read-focused for now.
Do I need to grant OAuth access to my entire Evernote account?
Yes. The Evernote MCP uses OAuth2, which means you'll authenticate through Evernote's login screen and grant Switchy permission to access your notes. Evernote's OAuth scopes are typically all-or-nothing — you can't limit access to specific notebooks during the OAuth flow. Revoke access anytime from your Evernote account settings.
Can the MCP create or edit Evernote notes?
Not yet. The current integration has no tools captured, which suggests it's limited to read operations — searching and retrieving note content. If you need to create or update notes programmatically, use Evernote's native API directly or wait for Switchy to expose write-enabled tools in a future update.
How is this different from just opening Evernote in a browser tab?
The MCP lets AI agents pull note content into Switchy conversations without you copy-pasting. If your team references Evernote notes during research or planning, the MCP saves context-switching. But if you're just reading notes yourself, the Evernote app is faster — the MCP is for AI-assisted workflows, not human browsing.
Should everyone on my team connect their Evernote account?
Only if they own notes the team's AI agents need to reference. Evernote is typically a personal tool, so one shared account or the person who maintains your team's knowledge base should connect it. Each connection counts as one OAuth integration in Switchy, so avoid redundant connections to the same Evernote account.