by sheshbabu · MCP Server · ★ 1.1k
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Zen Live Demo • Features • Updates Features Single Go binary or Docker Compose Low resource usage Standard Markdown files, local SQLite database Organize with flexible tags, not rigid folders Markdown features like tables, code blocks, task lists, highlights, and more Full-text search with BM25 ranking Import and export data with full portability Templates Pinned notes Archive and soft delete notes Minimal dependency footprint Automated backups (via Zen Backup) Experimental Features Canvas for spatial organization of notes and images (stored as JSON Canvas) Semantic search for notes and images (via Zen Intelligence) Similar images (via Zen Intelligence) MCP for searching, listing and reading notes Installation Build from source Local Development Run the application using default configuration Run the application in watch mode
| Stars | 1,080 |
| Forks | 59 |
| Language | JavaScript |
| Category | MCP Server |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Quality Score | 50.672/100 |
| Open Issues | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2026-04-29 |
| Created | 2025-01-30 |
| Platforms | mcp, node |
| Est. Tokens | ~679k |
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zen is Selfhosted notes app. Single golang binary, notes stored as markdown within SQLite, full-text search, very low resource usage. It is categorized as a MCP Server with 1.1k GitHub stars.
zen is primarily written in JavaScript. It covers topics such as markdown, mcp-server, notes.
You can find installation instructions and usage details in the zen GitHub repository at github.com/sheshbabu/zen. The project has 1.1k stars and 59 forks, indicating an active community.
zen is released under the AGPL-3.0 license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.
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