# TalkBar MCP & CLI documentation

> Official learning reference for AI assistants using TalkBar through its local MCP server or talkbar-cli.

Language: en. Read setup and permissions before calling tools. For current operation schemas, use the discovery commands documented in the tools and CLI guides.

- [Full reference in one request](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/llms-full.txt)

## Recommended reading order

- [MCP and CLI overview](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/overview.md): What TalkBar's MCP server and talkbar-cli let an AI assistant do with your sessions, notes and knowledge, and what always stays in the app. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/overview)
- [Set up MCP](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/setup.md): Turn on MCP in TalkBar and connect Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, agy, Grok, OpenCode or any other MCP client. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/setup)
- [Access and permissions](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/access-and-permissions.md): Choose which TalkBar operations an AI assistant may run, how deletes are confirmed, and how administrator rules and the CLI fit in. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/access-and-permissions)
- [The five MCP tools](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/tools.md): How talkbar_find, talkbar_read, talkbar_change, talkbar_delete and talkbar_tools work, with their arguments, batches, annotations, paging and wire format. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/tools)
- [talkbar-cli](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/cli.md): Run TalkBar operations from a terminal or script with talkbar-cli, the same program that serves MCP. Commands, options, input, output and exit codes. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/cli)
- [Operations reference](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations.md): Every operation an assistant can run through TalkBar MCP or the TalkBar CLI, with arguments, defaults, permissions and results. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations)
- [Examples](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/examples.md): Practical TalkBar MCP and CLI walkthroughs with real requests and responses, from asking about last week's sessions to bookmarking a live recording. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/examples)
- [Errors and limits](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/errors-and-limits.md): Every error code TalkBar MCP and talkbar-cli return, what to do about each, plus plan limits, concurrency, argument rules and safe retries. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/errors-and-limits)
- [Action items](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/action-items.md): MCP and CLI operations to list, read, create, update, complete and remove action items, follow-ups, questions and decisions. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/action-items)
- [Calendar and series](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/calendar-and-series.md): MCP and CLI operations to list, schedule, prepare, move, snooze, skip and cancel planned meetings, and to manage session series and their schedules. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/calendar-and-series)
- [Chats and documents](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/chats-and-documents.md): MCP and CLI operations to list and read Ask TalkBar chats and documents, read document text, and rename, pin, file, trash and restore them. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/chats-and-documents)
- [Exports](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/exports.md): MCP and CLI operations to configure export destinations and automatic export rules, and to preview, queue, run, cancel, retry and resolve session exports. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/exports)
- [Knowledge](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/knowledge.md): MCP and CLI operations for knowledge cards and the suggestions knowledge scans propose, to list, read, create, update, pin, file, archive and review them. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/knowledge)
- [People and companies](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/people-and-companies.md): MCP and CLI operations to list, read, create, update and archive people and companies, and to find the sessions a person spoke in. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/people-and-companies)
- [Projects and notes](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/projects-and-notes.md): MCP and CLI operations to list, read, create, update, file, pin, trash and restore projects and notes. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/projects-and-notes)
- [Scheduler](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/scheduler.md): MCP and CLI operations to inspect TalkBar's scheduled jobs and to cancel or retry one. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/scheduler)
- [Sessions](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/sessions.md): MCP and CLI operations to list, read, file, pin, trash and restore sessions, read transcripts and timelines, name speakers and manage session cards. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/sessions)
- [Topics and markers](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/topics-and-markers.md): MCP and CLI operations for topics that label sessions and notes, session keywords, and markers on moments in a session. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/topics-and-markers)
- [Workspace and profile](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/workspace-and-profile.md): MCP and CLI operations for workspaces, workspace search and statistics, your profile and your plan. [Web page](https://docs.talkbar.app/mcp/operations/workspace-and-profile)