Readwise Mcp

This connects Claude to your Readwise library and Reader inbox through MCP. You get semantic search across saved articles and highlights, bulk operations for triaging your reading queue, and the ability to create highlights with notes and tags. The Reader tools let you filter by location (new, later, archive), search by author or date range, and export everything as Markdown. The Readwise side gives you access to spaced repetition reviews and cross-book highlight search. Rate limits are reasonable at 20 calls per minute for bulk edits. Useful if you're already in the Readwise ecosystem and want to query or organize your reading from the command line instead of switching to the web app.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add readwiseio/readwise-skills --skill readwise-mcp --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Readwise MCP

Use the Readwise MCP tools to access the user's Readwise highlights and Reader documents. Readwise has two products:

Readwise — highlights from books, articles, podcasts, and more. Includes daily review and spaced repetition.
Reader — a read-later app for saving and reading articles, PDFs, EPUBs, RSS feeds, emails, tweets, and videos.

Setup

Add the Readwise MCP server to your client's configuration:

{
  "readwise": {
    "type": "http",
    "url": "https://mcp2.readwise.io/mcp"
  }
}

The server handles authentication via OAuth — the user will be prompted to authorize on first use.

Tool Reference

All tools are prefixed with mcp__readwise__. Each tool name maps directly to a Readwise or Reader API action.

Reader Tools

Searching documents

reader_search_documents(query="spaced repetition")

Hybrid search (semantic + keyword) across all saved documents. Combine with filters to narrow results:

# Search articles saved for later
reader_search_documents(query="machine learning", category_in=["article"], location_in=["later", "shortlist"])

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Details

Repository: github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills
Category: AI & Agent Building
First seen: Jun 3, 2026