list_periodic_notes
Enumerate existing periodic notes in a date range (probes the configured format/folder). Defaults to a recent window when from/to are omitted. response_format=concise returns {date, path} per item, without period and mtime; total, overflow and next_cursor are kept.
| Domain | workspace |
| Scopes | read:periodic |
| Access | read |
| Tags | read-only, domain:workspace |
| Profile | full only |
Annotations
Section titled “Annotations”| 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.
Confirmation (human in the loop)
Section titled “Confirmation (human in the loop)”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_-]+$ |
|
period |
enum |
yes | — | One of: "daily", "weekly", "monthly", "quarterly", "yearly" |
from |
string |
— | — | |
to |
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 |
— | — |
Output
Section titled “Output”| Field | Type | Always present | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
vault |
string |
yes | — |
period |
enum |
One of: "daily", "weekly", "monthly", "quarterly", "yearly" |
|
total |
integer |
yes | range ≥ -9007199254740991 |
items |
object[] |
yes | — |
items[].period |
enum |
One of: "daily", "weekly", "monthly", "quarterly", "yearly" |
|
items[].date |
string |
yes | — |
items[].path |
string |
yes | — |
items[].mtime |
string |
— | |
overflow |
boolean |
— | |
next_cursor |
string |
— |
Related tools
Section titled “Related tools”Other tools in the workspace domain: add_bookmark, append_active_file, append_to_periodic_note, create_periodic_note, delete_active_file, find_or_create_periodic_note, get_active_file, get_periodic_note, list_bookmarks, list_workspaces, open_workspace, patch_active_file, remove_bookmark, resolve_daily_note, save_workspace, update_active_file.
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