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list_notes

List notes under a folder (read-ACL filtered), with cursor pagination. response_format=concise returns {vault, notes: [{path}], next_cursor}, without size, mtime, folder and total_returned.

Domain notes
Scopes read:notes
Access read
Tags read-only, domain:notes
Profile core, full
Annotation Value
Read-only yes
Destructive no
Idempotent no
Accepts an idempotency key no

Idempotent is the advisory MCP idempotentHint. Destructive is also yes for a tool that asks for confirmation only on some calls.

No human confirmation is required to call this tool.

Parameter Type Required Default Description
vault string — Vault id. May be omitted when only one vault is available. length 1–64; pattern ^[a-z0-9_-]+$
folder string — length 1–1024
recursive boolean true —
extensions string[] — —
response_format enum — concise returns only the high-signal fields; detailed (the shipped default) returns the full payload. Errors and safety warnings are never trimmed. When omitted, the server’s tools.defaults.responseFormat applies. One of: "concise", "detailed"
verbosity enum — Legacy alias for response_format: terse = concise, full = detailed. One of: "full", "terse"
limit integer — range 1–1000
cursor string — —
Field Type Always present Description
vault string yes —
folder string —
notes object[] yes —
notes[].path string yes —
notes[].size number —
notes[].mtime number —
next_cursor string | null yes —
total_returned number —

Other tools in the notes domain: append_note, bulk_create_notes, bulk_move_notes, copy_note, delete_note, fetch, get_provenance, list_snapshots, move_note, note_exists, patch_note, read_note, read_notes, read_resources, read_snapshot, restore_note, snapshot_note, write_note.

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