Instapaper MCP

What it does

Instapaper MCP connects your AI assistant to your Instapaper account, transforming your read-it-later list into a structured knowledge base. It allows the AI to manage bookmarks, organize folders, extract full article content for analysis, and generate reading digests.

Tools

• add_bookmark - Save new articles to specific folders.
• list_bookmarks - Retrieve articles with advanced filtering.
• get_articles_content_bulk - Fetch full text from multiple articles for synthesis.
• move_bookmarks_bulk - Organize multiple bookmarks into folders in parallel.
• search_bookmarks - Find specific articles by title or description.
• create_folder - Organize content with new custom folders.

Installation

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instapaper": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/instapaper-mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "INSTAPAPER_CONSUMER_KEY": "your_key",
        "INSTAPAPER_CONSUMER_SECRET": "your_secret",
        "INSTAPAPER_USERNAME": "your_email",
        "INSTAPAPER_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Supported hosts

• claude