Once connected, ask your assistant things like:
"Search my Yuque for everything about canary releases and give me a one-page summary."
"Turn today's meeting notes into a doc in my Tech Research book."
"Add a flowchart of this deployment pipeline to the design doc."
Quick Start
1. Get a token — create one at Yuque Developer Settings. If you use a team token bound to a Yuque space, also note the space host (e.g. https://your-space.yuque.com) — you will pass it as --host.
2. Install — one command locates the right config file for your OS and merges a yuque entry into it, without touching other servers:
npx yuque-mcp install --token=YOUR_TOKEN --client=cursor
Supported clients: claude-desktop · vscode · cursor · windsurf · cline · trae · qoder · opencode. Prefer an interactive flow? Run npx yuque-mcp setup.
Claude Code
Register the server directly:
claude mcp add yuque -- npx -y yuque-mcp --token=YOUR_TOKEN
Other MCP clients (generic config)
Any client that supports stdio transport works — see docs/clients.md for per-client config paths.
{
"mcpServers": {
"yuque": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "yuque-mcp"],
"env": { "YUQUE_TOKEN": "YOUR_TOKEN" }
}
}
}
3. Restart your client and start asking.
Configuration
| Setting | Env var / CLI flag | Description |
|---|
| Token (required) | YUQUE_TOKEN / --token | Personal or team Yuque API token |
| Host (optional) | YUQUE_HOST / --host | Site or space host, e.g. https://your-space.yuque.com — required for space-bound team tokens and private deployments |
Site roots are normalized to /api/v2; when unset, the host defaults to https://www.yuque.com/api/v2.
npx yuque-mcp install --token=YOUR_TOKEN --client=cursor --host=https://your-space.yuque.com
Migrating from an older config?
YUQUE_PERSONAL_TOKEN, YUQUE_BASE_URL, and --base-url still work as legacy fallbacks. Precedence: YUQUE_TOKEN > YUQUE_PERSONAL_TOKEN > --token, and YUQUE_HOST > --host > YUQUE_BASE_URL > --base-url. New configs should use YUQUE_TOKEN and YUQUE_HOST.
Each tool maps to exactly one Yuque API route.
| Category | Tool | Description |
|---|
| User | yuque_get_user | Get the authenticated user for the current token |
| Search | yuque_search | Search docs or repos, with paging |
| Books | yuque_list_books | List books (知识库) of a user |
| yuque_get_book | Get a book by ID or namespace |
| yuque_create_book | Create a book |
| yuque_update_book | Update name, slug, description, or visibility |
| Docs | yuque_list_docs | List docs in a book, with paging |
| yuque_get_doc | Get full content — markdown, lake, or html |
| yuque_create_doc | Create a doc in a book |
| yuque_update_doc | Update a doc's body or metadata |
| TOC | yuque_get_toc | Get a book's table of contents |
| yuque_update_toc | Append or move a single TOC node |
| Notes | yuque_list_notes | List notes (小记), with paging and status filter |
| yuque_get_note | Get a note with full content |
| yuque_create_note | Create a note |
| yuque_update_note | Update a note |
| Boards | yuque_get_resource | Read a board (mindmap / flowchart / diagram) from a doc |
| yuque_create_resource | Create a board in a doc |
| yuque_update_resource | Update a board in a doc |
In particular, yuque_update_doc cannot combine a markdown body with title / slug / public changes in a single call — update metadata separately. The full contract, including format routing between the YMD markdown API and the legacy document API, is documented in docs/capability-scope.md.
Not covered (yet): comments, attachment upload and file management, permission and member management, section-level doc edits, and structured resources other than boards.
Write access
The create/update tools modify real content in your knowledge base, and the server can do whatever your token can do. Keep the token secret, and prefer a space-scoped team token (with YUQUE_HOST) when you only work within one space. To report a vulnerability, see SECURITY.md.
Troubleshooting
| Error | Solution |
|---|
YUQUE_TOKEN ... is required | Set YUQUE_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN or pass --token=YOUR_TOKEN |
401 Unauthorized | Token invalid or expired — regenerate it |
429 Rate Limited | Too many requests — wait a moment and retry |
410 Gone | Target permanently deleted or endpoint deprecated — check the doc/book exists |
| Tool not found | Update to the latest version: npx -y yuque-mcp@latest |
npx command not found | Install Node.js v18 or later |
Development
git clone https://github.com/yuque/yuque-mcp-server.git
cd yuque-mcp-server
npm install
npm test
npm run build
npm run dev
Architecture, tech stack, and the full tool contract live in docs/. Contributions are welcome — see CONTRIBUTING.md.
Links
License
MIT
