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

Por que usar

Principais recursos

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 ao vivo

Como fica na prática

affine.replay ▶ pronto

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Instalar

Escolha seu 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
    }
  }
}

Abra Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Reinicie após salvar.

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

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

Cursor usa o mesmo esquema mcpServers que o Claude Desktop. Config de projeto vence a global.

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

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

Clique no ícone MCP Servers na barra lateral do Cline, depois "Edit Configuration".

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

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

Mesmo formato do Claude Desktop. Reinicie o Windsurf para aplicar.

~/.continue/config.json

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

O Continue usa um array de objetos de servidor em vez de um map.

~/.config/zed/settings.json

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

Adicione em context_servers. Zed recarrega automaticamente ao salvar.

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

Uma linha só. Verifique com claude mcp list. Remova com claude mcp remove.

Casos de uso

Usos do mundo real: affine-mcp-server

Capture quick notes into AFFiNE from Claude

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

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

Pré-requisitos

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

Fluxo

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.

Armadilhas

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

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

Fluxo

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.

Armadilhas

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

Quando usar: You remember writing about X somewhere but can't remember where.

Fluxo

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.

Combinações

Combine com outros MCPs para 10× de alavancagem

affine + gmail-like + youtube-transcript

Capture content into AFFiNE

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

Ferramentas

O que este MCP expõe

Ferramenta	Entradas	Quando chamar	Custo
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

Custo e limites

O que custa rodar

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

Segurança

Permissões, segredos, alcance

Escopos mínimos: Workspace-scoped API token where possible

Armazenamento de credenciais: AFFINE_API_TOKEN env var; never commit

Saída de dados: Your AFFiNE data to LLM provider

Nunca conceda: 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.

Solução de problemas

Erros comuns e correções

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. outros

Alternativa	Quando usar	Troca
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

📖 Leia o README oficial no GitHub

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