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Zen

by · github.com/sheshbabu/zen

Selfhosted notes app. Single golang binary, notes stored as markdown within SQLite, full-text search, very low resource usage

Unclaimed AGPL-3.0 antigravitymcpmcp-serverpython-environmentrust
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89Excellent

Scored 13 days ago · breakdown

About Zen

Zen is an MCP server published by sheshbabu in the Data category: selfhosted notes app. Single golang binary, notes stored as markdown within SQLite, full-text search, very low resource usage.

The repository has 1.2K stars and 71 forks, with the last commit 23 hours ago. Recent commit activity is the strongest signal that reported issues will get attention.

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/sheshbabu/zen

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

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Security checks

Static checks derived from the repository 4 hours ago. Heuristics on the source, not an audit.

  • ✓README presentThe repository ships documentation.
  • ✓License declaredUsable under a stated license.
  • ✓Tests presentA test suite exists in the repository.
  • ✓Dependencies pinnedA lockfile pins dependency versions.
  • ✓No dynamic code executionSource scan found no eval, dynamic Function, or shell execution.
  • !Scoped permissionsDoesn't declare a permission scope. Assume it can do anything its process can.

Releases

1.5.01.5.0
1.0.01.0.0

README

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
  • Bulk archive and delete
  • Version history
  • Internal note links with side panel preview
  • Minimal dependency footprint
  • Automated backups (via Zen Backup)
  • Import from other services (via Zen Import)

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

$ make build

Local Development

Run the application using default configuration

$ make dev

Run the application in watch mode

Install air and esbuild

$ go install github.com/air-verse/air@latest
$ go install github.com/evanw/esbuild/cmd/esbuild@latest

$ make watch

Schema Migrations

  • Create new migration file under ./migrations
  • Use the format <version>_<title>.sql

Image Versioning

$ git tag x.y.z
$ git push origin x.y.z

Contributions

This is a personal project built for my own use. The codebase is available for forking and modifications. Note that I may not actively review pull requests or respond to issues due to time constraints.

Thanks

README fetched from the repository 4 hours ago. The original is authoritative.

Questions

About Zen

How do I install Zen?

No package has been published for this server, so install it from source: clone the repository and follow its README.

Is Zen safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 89 out of 100 (excellent). It passes 5 of the 6 static security checks run so far; the failures are listed above. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is Zen still maintained?

Yes — the last commit was 23 hours ago. The repository has 1.2K stars and 71 forks and 1 open issues.