affine-mcp-server MCP — Casos de uso, Instalar & Demo en vivo

Por qué usarlo

Características clave

87 tools across 8 domains (workspaces, docs, dbs, comments, history, users, blobs, orgs)
Document search + creation + publishing
Database ops — structured AFFiNE databases, not just free docs
Auth: API token (recommended), cookie, or email/password (self-host only)
stdio + Docker deploy

Demo en vivo

Cómo se ve en la práctica

affine.replay ▶ listo

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Instalar

Elige tu cliente

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "affine": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "affine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Abre Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Reinicia después de guardar.

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "affine": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "affine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Cursor usa el mismo esquema mcpServers que Claude Desktop. La configuración del proyecto prevalece sobre la global.

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "affine": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "affine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Haz clic en el icono MCP Servers de la barra lateral de Cline y luego en "Edit Configuration".

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "affine": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "affine-mcp-server"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Mismo formato que Claude Desktop. Reinicia Windsurf para aplicar.

~/.continue/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "affine",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "affine-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continue usa un array de objetos de servidor en lugar de un mapa.

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "affine": {
      "command": {
        "path": "npx",
        "args": [
          "-y",
          "affine-mcp-server"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Añádelo a context_servers. Zed recarga en caliente al guardar.

claude mcp add affine -- npx -y affine-mcp-server

Un solo comando. Verifica con claude mcp list. Quita con claude mcp remove.

Casos de uso

Usos del mundo real: affine-mcp-server

Capture quick notes into AFFiNE from Claude

👤 AFFiNE users using it as their main notes tool ⏱ ~5 min beginner

Cuándo usarlo: You're in a conversation and want to capture the takeaway into AFFiNE without context-switching.

Requisitos previos

AFFiNE API token — AFFiNE Cloud: Settings > Integrations > MCP Server

Flujo

Find the workspace

List my AFFiNE workspaces. I want to write into 'Personal'.✓ Copiado

→ Workspace list
Create a doc

Create a new doc titled '2026-04-14 meeting notes' with content [paste]. Put it under /Meetings.✓ Copiado

→ Doc created + URL

Resultado: Notes in AFFiNE without leaving chat.

Errores comunes

Email/password auth blocked on Cloud by Cloudflare — Use API token on Cloud; email/password only on self-hosted

Add a row to an AFFiNE database from external signal

👤 Knowledge workers using AFFiNE databases as lightweight CRM / tracker ⏱ ~10 min intermediate

Cuándo usarlo: You want each newsletter subscriber from an email to land in your 'Contacts' AFFiNE DB.

Flujo

List DBs

Show me databases in my 'Work' workspace.✓ Copiado

→ DB list
Add row

To database 'Contacts', add a row: name='Jane Doe', email='[email protected]', source='Newsletter', date=today.✓ Copiado

→ Row added with UUID

Resultado: AFFiNE as a lightweight CRM driven by LLM.

Errores comunes

Field types must match the DB schema — Get schema first via describe-database-like tool

Search across AFFiNE workspaces and summarize findings

👤 AFFiNE power users with many docs ⏱ ~10 min beginner

Cuándo usarlo: You remember writing about X somewhere but can't remember where.

Flujo

Search

Search across my workspaces for 'series A process'. List top 10 docs with snippet.✓ Copiado

→ Doc hits with highlights
Summarize

Load the top 3 docs and summarize the key points + any contradictions.✓ Copiado

→ Cross-doc summary

Resultado: Institutional knowledge surfaced from your own notes.

Combinaciones

Combínalo con otros MCPs para multiplicar por 10

affine + gmail-like + youtube-transcript

Capture content into AFFiNE

Summarize this video and save to my 'Talks Notes' DB in AFFiNE.✓ Copiado

Herramientas

Lo que expone este MCP

Herramienta	Entradas	Cuándo llamar	Coste
list_workspaces		Navigate your AFFiNE graph	1 API call
search_documents	workspace_id, query, limit?	Find docs by text	1 API call
create_document	workspace_id, title, content, parent_id?	Add a new doc	1 API call
update_document	doc_id, content \| title	Edit existing docs	1 API call
add_database_row	database_id, fields: obj	Structured data entry	1 API call

Coste y límites

Lo que cuesta ejecutarlo

Cuota de API: AFFiNE plan limits
Tokens por llamada: Doc contents vary widely — trim by section where possible
Monetario: Free on AFFiNE self-hosted; Cloud has paid tiers
Consejo: Prefer search_documents over listing + filtering in code.

Seguridad

Permisos, secretos, alcance

Ámbitos mínimos: Workspace-scoped API token where possible

Almacenamiento de credenciales: AFFINE_API_TOKEN env var; never commit

Salida de datos: Your AFFiNE data to LLM provider

No conceder nunca: Cookie auth on a shared machine — cookies are user-session-equivalent

Browser-local-only workspaces are invisible to the MCP — only server-backed workspaces work.
Cloudflare blocks email/password on AFFiNE Cloud for programmatic login — use API tokens.

Resolución de problemas

Errores comunes y soluciones

401 / token invalid

Regenerate at Settings > Integrations > MCP Server. Paste fresh token into env.

Cannot find workspace

Server-backed vs local-only confusion. Only server-backed workspaces are accessible.

Verificar: Open AFFiNE UI; is the workspace cloud-synced?

DB row rejected — field type mismatch

Get schema first, match types. Dates often need ISO-8601 strings.

Alternativas

affine-mcp-server vs otros

Alternativa	Cuándo usarla	Contrapartida
Notion MCP	You use Notion instead of AFFiNE	Different product; more mature ecosystem
Obsidian MCP	You're all-in on Obsidian markdown files	Local-first; different philosophy

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Recursos

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