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AI CORE FEATURES

Connect Everything
With MCP

Let MCP-compatible AI tools read, write, and run work in Pachinko.

SETUP

Enable MCP in Settings

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standard that lets AI tools talk to apps. In Pachinko, MCP gives compatible tools a controlled way to inspect visible projects, read notes you make available, create sections, create notes, move notes, set dates and statuses, and queue Functions.

To turn it on, open Settings > AI and enable MCP. Then connect from an MCP-compatible tool such as Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor, or another client that supports the protocol.

  • where Settings > AI > Enable MCP
  • clients Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor, and other MCP tools
  • scope Visible projects, areas, sections, notes, statuses, dates, and Functions
  • privacy Use Hide from AI to keep projects out of automatic AI browsing

    • WHAT MCP CAN DO

    Read the Workspace. Change the Workspace. Queue Functions.

    MCP is not just a text export. It lets an AI client work with Pachinko objects directly. A client can list visible projects, inspect notes you provide or make visible, create sections, create new markdown notes, move notes to the right place, set scheduling metadata, and queue a Function against selected notes or sections.

    mcp route client / pachinko
    01 connect

    Enable MCP in Pachinko and connect from an MCP-compatible AI client.

    02 inspect

    The client lists visible projects, sections, notes, statuses, and dates.

    03 act

    The client creates notes, moves notes, updates metadata, or queues Functions.

    04 land

    Useful output ends up back in Pachinko instead of staying trapped in a chat.

    TOOLS

    Available MCP Tools

  • list_projectsList visible projects, optionally filtered by title or status.
  • list_areasList areas, optionally filtered by title.
  • list_sectionsList sections, including Function sections; can filter to Functions only.
  • list_statusesList valid status values.
  • list_notesList note metadata by project, area, section, date, status, or globally.
  • get_noteRead a note's markdown content.
  • add_sectionCreate a new section in Inbox, a project, or an area.
  • add_noteCreate a new markdown note in Inbox, a project, an area, or a section.
  • move_noteMove a note to a project, area, or section.
  • delete_toolDelete a project, area, section, or note. Destructive.
  • queue_functionRun a Function on selected note or section IDs.
  • get_imageRetrieve note images, including Pachinko clink:// images.
  • set_note_statusSet a note's status.
  • set_note_start_dateSet or remove a note start date and optional reminder time.
  • set_note_due_dateSet or remove a note due date.
  • set_project_statusSet a project's status.

    • PRIVACY

    Hide Private Projects From AI

    To keep a project out of ordinary AI and MCP browsing, right-click the project and choose Hide from AI. Hidden projects do not appear in normal MCP list results or workspace scans, so scheduled feeds, Custom Prompt routines, and Function runs do not pull them in as background workspace data.

    This is not the same thing as locking the project away forever. If you explicitly select notes or sections from a hidden project, add them to a Function's saved context, export a Function that includes them, or give an MCP client their specific note or section IDs, Pachinko treats that as your instruction to use those items for that request.

    WALKTHROUGH

    Connect a Client First

    Use the walkthrough if you want the setup path before the full tool reference.

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