# `com.zernote/zernote` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/com.zernote/zernote
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/com.zernote/zernote
- Version: 1.0.0 (active)
- Publisher: com.zernote (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:11:24.431Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Zernote
User research workspace to transcribe interviews and turn conversations into insights.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T18:58:08.215Z over streamable-http.

**17 tools: 3 can delete or cancel things, 6 change things and 8 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 3 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 6 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 8 | allow |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Deletes or cancels (3)

Removes, cancels or revokes something. Claude Code: deny.

### `guides_edit`

- The name "guides_edit" says "edit": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Replace an existing interview guide from markdown. To create the first guide, call guides_create. Text before the first ## is the intro. ## Title (12) or ## Title (7–11) is a block; minutes are the last number in parentheses. Lines starting with - or 1. are questions; a leading * marks a key question; the next indented line is the question note. A paragraph under the block heading before the first question is the block note. ## Конспект is the post-interview notes template, not a block. Optional line `Общее время: 30` or `Total: 30` sets total minutes; otherwise they are the sum of block minutes. Anything that does not match is returned in remainder and kept, not dropped. The previous guide is replaced entirely.
```

### `interviews_edit`

- The name "interviews_edit" says "edit": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Rename, move, write summary/notes, retranscribe, assign/confirm speakers, or toggle voiceprint. action=rename needs id+title; move needs interview_ids (+ optional project_id); write_summary needs id+summary; write_notes needs id+notes; retranscribe needs id+language (charges transcription tokens again; analyze-only, keeps notes). assign_speakers needs id+speaker_labels+assigned_names. For voiceprint interviewer confirm: one label + real name on one interview after quote links; that identity backfills other interviews sharing voice_identity_id — re-list instead of confirming every card. set_voiceprint needs enabled bool (false purges biometric voice data). If need_approve_speakers=true, show quote links then assign_speakers when the user confirms. If transcript_quality.looks_corrupted=true, offer retranscribe with the correct language. write_notes and write_summary replace the entire notes or summary field (not append).
```

### `jtbd_edit`

- The name "jtbd_edit" says "edit": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Edit JTBD graph: extract_interview, move_interview, create_segment, fill_in job, update_job, delete_job.
```

## Changes things (6)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `guides_create`

- The name "guides_create" says "create": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Create the first interview guide on a project. Use this to upload a new guide. Pass structured fields, not markdown: intro, blocks (title, minutes, notes, questions with text/note/key), and notes_template. Needs at least one block with a title. Fails if the project already has a guide — then use guides_edit. Core does not show the guide. Live reads it on the project.
```

### `mcp_confirm_upload`

- The name "mcp_confirm_upload" says "upload": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
App-only: confirm a completed R2 upload (single PUT or multipart) for an Inbox interview. Audio/video is enqueued for transcription (STT + diarization). Text (.txt/.md) and PDF are stored and marked ready immediately — no transcription.
```

### `mcp_prepare_upload`

- The name "mcp_prepare_upload" says "upload": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
App-only: create an Inbox interview and return a presigned R2 upload URL (or multipart upload_id for large files). Pass interview_id (+ upload_id for multipart) to resume without a new card.
```

### `mcp_sign_upload_parts`

- The name "mcp_sign_upload_parts" says "upload": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
App-only: return presigned R2 URLs for one or more multipart upload parts (resume-safe).
```

### `projects_edit`

- The name "projects_edit" says "edit": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Create or rename projects. action=create needs name; action=rename needs id and name. Delete is not supported yet.
```

### `upload_interview`

- The name "upload_interview" says "upload": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Opens the in-Claude MCP Apps widget "Upload To Zernote" so the user can drop a file into Inbox in this chat (audio/video max 2GB; text .txt/.md or PDF max 50MB). Use when the user wants to upload/add an interview or get started on an empty account — this is the usual ingest path in Claude. Audio/video starts transcription; text/PDF become ready immediately (no speaker diarization). Claude can name interviews after upload.
```

## Only reads (8)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `cards_read`

- The name "cards_read" says "read": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List L2 coded claim-cards (claim + optional quote + chunk_index + lens + codes + start_seconds? + url). Filter by project_id, interview_id / interview_ids, codes (any match), or lens (workflow|gtm|privacy|other). CITATION REQUIRED: actively cite each card.quote to the user as markdown ["verbatim quote"]({base_url}/project/interview/{id}?t={seconds}) using item.url from the tool result (already absolute; includes ?t= when start_seconds is set). Prefer quotes over paraphrase. Verify with interviews_read action=transcript around_chunk_index when a wider quote window is needed.
```

### `get-skills`

- The name "get-skills" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Use for startup ideas, office hours, and “I installed this connector to work through an idea”. Inside: office-hours-zernote (challenge the idea), zernote-plan-research. Omit id for the catalog, then pass id for the full playbook. Not for listing interviews or projects. Works without login.
```

### `guides_read`

- The name "guides_read" says "read": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read the interview guide stored on a project. The guide has an intro, ordered blocks (title, minutes, questions, notes), total time, a notes template, and any markdown that did not parse. Returns an empty guide when the project has none.
```

### `insights_read`

- The name "insights_read" says "read": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read the project Insights graph in pages or by node. action=list returns a compact folder-wide outline (groups + interviews) plus a page of insight bodies. Filter with interview_id, group_id (DB UUID, not UI group-0), group_name, insight_ids, or ungrouped_only. action=get_node returns one node: insight | interview | group | ungrouped. CITATION REQUIRED: actively cite each item.quote as markdown ["verbatim quote"]({base_url}/project/interview/{id}?t={seconds}) using item.url from the tool result (already absolute; includes ?t= when start_seconds is set). Prefer quotes over paraphrase. Do not use quote_start — that is a character offset, not a player timestamp.
```

### `interviews_read`

- The name "interviews_read" says "read": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read interviews. Typical path: (1) action=list with summary_mode=brief (default) — returns the short # Summary. List items include need_approve_speakers (+ pending_speakers / hint): when true, show interviewer quote links then confirm via assign_speakers; one identity confirm backfills other interviews sharing voice_identity_id. Use summary_mode=brief for renaming or folder triage. Use summary_mode=full when Profile/Tools/Pains/Other topics are needed for deeper analysis. (2) call `search` when you need evidence or counter-evidence for a hypothesis; (3) use action=transcript with around_chunk_index from matching_chunks when a quote window is required. CITATION REQUIRED: when answering the user, actively cite evidence as markdown ["verbatim quote"]({base_url}/project/interview/{id}?t={seconds}) using interview_url / matching chunk url from tool results (includes ?t= when start_seconds is set). Prefer quotes over paraphrase.
```

### `jtbd_read`

- The name "jtbd_read" says "read": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read JTBD job graph segments and trees. action=list_segments needs folder_id/project_id. action=get_tree needs segment_id or interview_id. CITATION REQUIRED: cite job quotes as ["text"](interview_url).
```

### `projects_read`

- The name "projects_read" says "read": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read existing research folders. Not for a new startup idea or office hours — call get-skills first. action=list returns projects for the authenticated user.
```

### `search`

- The name "search" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Semantic search for evidence / counter-evidence after you have interview context (e.g. from list/summary). Optional interview_id scopes search to one interview and returns smaller text windows. Returns matching_chunks[{chunk_index, text, similarity, start_seconds?, url}]. CITATION REQUIRED: actively cite hits to the user as markdown ["verbatim quote from text"]({base_url}/project/interview/{id}?t={seconds}) using each chunk's url field from the tool result (already absolute; includes ?t= when start_seconds is present). Prefer quoting matching_chunks over paraphrase. Expand with interviews_read action=transcript around_chunk_index when a wider quote window is needed.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `zernote`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__zernote__get-skills",
      "mcp__zernote__projects_read",
      "mcp__zernote__guides_read",
      "mcp__zernote__interviews_read",
      "mcp__zernote__search",
      "mcp__zernote__cards_read",
      "mcp__zernote__insights_read",
      "mcp__zernote__jtbd_read"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__zernote__projects_edit",
      "mcp__zernote__guides_create",
      "mcp__zernote__upload_interview",
      "mcp__zernote__mcp_prepare_upload",
      "mcp__zernote__mcp_sign_upload_parts",
      "mcp__zernote__mcp_confirm_upload"
    ],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__zernote__guides_edit",
      "mcp__zernote__interviews_edit",
      "mcp__zernote__jtbd_edit"
    ]
  }
}
```
