How do I install Anytype?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Anytype need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Anytype use?

Anytype runs locally over stdio.

When was Anytype last checked?

Last checked 2026-10-28. CLI, Rust client library, and MCP server for Anytype: manage spaces and objects, edit documents in Markdown, back up and restore, chat.

Anytype MCP server

Anytype Toolbox

Automate Anytype with anyr CLI, external editor, or MCP server.

The unified binary anyr can manage spaces and objects, work with files and chats, edit documents in Markdown, export and restore spaces, and run a workflow-oriented MCP server.

The rust client library anytype provides an ergonomic Rust interface for Anytype's HTTP/REST API and (optionally) the gRPC API for additional capabilities.

Installation | Documentation | Source

Start with `anyr`

Install anyr, then choose the connection that matches your Anytype installation.

With the Anytype desktop app running, authenticate interactively:

anyr auth login
anyr auth status --pretty

Desktop login provisions HTTP access. auth status reports HTTP and gRPC credentials separately because some file, chat, invitation, backup, and MCP operations require gRPC credentials. Most MCP tools work with the desktop HTTP API; its connection guide lists the headless-only tools and covers both credential families.

For a running Anytype headless server, initialize and verify both credential families together:

anyr init-cli

Confirm the connection and discover the command surface:

anyr space list --table
anyr --help

The CLI guide covers endpoints, credential storage, output formats, shell completions, and every command group.

What you can do

Goal	Entry point
Manage spaces, objects, types, properties, files, and chats	`anyr` quick reference
Search and automate Anytype with JSON or table output	`anyr` CLI guide
Edit Anytype documents in an external Markdown editor	`anyr md`
Export a space, collection, type, or tagged selection as Markdown	Markdown export guide
Create, inspect, compare, and restore backups	`anyr backup`
Connect an AI client through the Model Context Protocol	`anyr mcp`
Guide an AI agent through Anytype workflows	Anytype Toolbox Skills
Build an Anytype integration in Rust	`anytype` client library

For example:

# List pages in a space.
anyr object list "Work" --type page --table

# Edit a document after configuring EDITOR or EDITOR_COMMAND.
anyr md edit "Work" OBJECT_ID

# Export a space as Markdown with files and property metadata.
anyr backup export \
  --space "Work" \
  --format markdown \
  --include-files \
  --include-properties \
  --dest ./work-markdown.zip

Commands write compact JSON to stdout by default, which keeps pipelines predictable. Use --pretty for readable JSON or --table for terminal output. Diagnostics and progress remain on stderr.

Agent Skills

Anytype Toolbox Skills is an independently versioned, community-maintained bundle for Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills hosts. Install the anyr skill for direct CLI workflows or any-mcp for an AI host already connected to anyr mcp. The bundle is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anytype.

List the available skills before installing:

npx skills add stevelr/anytype --list

The skills guide covers individual and combined installs, exact release archives, host marketplaces, prerequisites, updates, removal, and package verification.

Rust libraries and components

CLI users install anyr. The other workspace packages provide its libraries and specialized integration surfaces:

Package	Purpose
`anytype` Rust crate	High-level client spanning the supported REST API and selected gRPC capabilities
`anytype-rpc`	Generated low-level client for Anytype's gRPC interface
`any-edit`	Markdown conversion and external-editor workflows used by `anyr md`
`anyback`	Backup, restore, archive inspection, and Markdown export used by `anyr backup`
`any-mcp`	Workflow-oriented MCP server used by `anyr mcp`

The anytype Rust crate is the recommended starting point for applications. It prefers the supported REST API when REST provides equivalent behavior and uses anytype-rpc for capabilities that require the gRPC interface.

Build the workspace

The Nix development shell provides the pinned Rust toolchain and native build dependencies:

nix develop
cargo build
cargo run -- --help

Cargo commands that do not select a package build anyr, the workspace's default member. Use --workspace or -p PACKAGE to work with every package or one library.

License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE-APACHE.

Anytype Toolbox

Automate Anytype with anyr CLI, external editor, or MCP server.

The unified binary anyr can manage spaces and objects, work with files and chats, edit documents in Markdown, export and restore spaces, and run a workflow-oriented MCP server.

The rust client library anytype provides an ergonomic Rust interface for Anytype's HTTP/REST API and (optionally) the gRPC API for additional capabilities.

Installation | Documentation | Source

Start with `anyr`

Install anyr, then choose the connection that matches your Anytype installation.

With the Anytype desktop app running, authenticate interactively:

anyr auth login
anyr auth status --pretty

For a running Anytype headless server, initialize and verify both credential families together:

anyr init-cli

Confirm the connection and discover the command surface:

anyr space list --table
anyr --help

The CLI guide covers endpoints, credential storage, output formats, shell completions, and every command group.

What you can do

Goal	Entry point
Manage spaces, objects, types, properties, files, and chats	`anyr` quick reference
Search and automate Anytype with JSON or table output	`anyr` CLI guide
Edit Anytype documents in an external Markdown editor	`anyr md`
Export a space, collection, type, or tagged selection as Markdown	Markdown export guide
Create, inspect, compare, and restore backups	`anyr backup`
Connect an AI client through the Model Context Protocol	`anyr mcp`
Guide an AI agent through Anytype workflows	Anytype Toolbox Skills
Build an Anytype integration in Rust	`anytype` client library

For example:

# List pages in a space.
anyr object list "Work" --type page --table

# Edit a document after configuring EDITOR or EDITOR_COMMAND.
anyr md edit "Work" OBJECT_ID

# Export a space as Markdown with files and property metadata.
anyr backup export \
  --space "Work" \
  --format markdown \
  --include-files \
  --include-properties \
  --dest ./work-markdown.zip

Commands write compact JSON to stdout by default, which keeps pipelines predictable. Use --pretty for readable JSON or --table for terminal output. Diagnostics and progress remain on stderr.

Agent Skills

List the available skills before installing:

npx skills add stevelr/anytype --list

The skills guide covers individual and combined installs, exact release archives, host marketplaces, prerequisites, updates, removal, and package verification.

Rust libraries and components

CLI users install anyr. The other workspace packages provide its libraries and specialized integration surfaces:

Package	Purpose
`anytype` Rust crate	High-level client spanning the supported REST API and selected gRPC capabilities
`anytype-rpc`	Generated low-level client for Anytype's gRPC interface
`any-edit`	Markdown conversion and external-editor workflows used by `anyr md`
`anyback`	Backup, restore, archive inspection, and Markdown export used by `anyr backup`
`any-mcp`	Workflow-oriented MCP server used by `anyr mcp`

Build the workspace

The Nix development shell provides the pinned Rust toolchain and native build dependencies:

nix develop
cargo build
cargo run -- --help

Cargo commands that do not select a package build anyr, the workspace's default member. Use --workspace or -p PACKAGE to work with every package or one library.

License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE-APACHE.

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How do I install Anytype?

Does Anytype need an API key?

What transport does Anytype use?

When was Anytype last checked?

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Anytype Toolbox

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What you can do

Agent Skills

Rust libraries and components

Build the workspace

License

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Anytype?

Does Anytype need an API key?

What transport does Anytype use?

When was Anytype last checked?

Documentation

Anytype Toolbox

Start with anyr

What you can do

Agent Skills

Rust libraries and components

Build the workspace

License

Start with `anyr`

Start with `anyr`