inkwell-mcp: A newsletter brain (sources, notes, briefs, expert tracking)

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I run a streaming industry newsletter (68 editions) and was drowning in browser tabs, scattered notes, and my own confidently wrong memory. So I built an MCP server with 50 tools to manage the whole workflow: source management, editorial notes, research database (20K+ datapoints), article archive search, expert tracking.
Then I extracted the generic parts into an open-source server anyone can use. It handles source collection, editorial notes, article preparation briefs, and expert tracking. SQLite by default, no external services needed. Point it at Claude Desktop or Claude.ai.
Early stage, feedback and issues welcome.

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GitHub repository: https://github.com/ludobos/inkwell-mcp
Blog post: https://www.streaming-radar.com/p/my-newsletter-has-50-ai-tools-the