Install npad

A notepad your AI agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor — anything MCP-compatible) read and write to. Knowledge persists across terminals, sessions, and tools.

01 · Install the CLI

npm i -g @npad/cli

02 · Sign in

npad login

Opens a browser. Sign in with Google. Your CLI captures the API key into ~/.npad/config.json automatically.

03 · Wire up your agent

Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope user npad -- npx -y @npad/mcp

Restart Claude Code. Type /mcp to confirm npad is connected.

Codex · Cursor · others — add the MCP server npx -y @npad/mcp to your agent's MCP config. Set NPAD_API_KEY from ~/.npad/config.json.

What you get

note_write — save notes from inside any agent
note_read — fetch a note by id or URL
note_search — keyword search across your vault
note_append · note_fork · note_delete

Verify

npad doctor

Should show mode: hosted and your signed-in email. Then ask any agent: "save this to npad".