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Use Readwise with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Connect your AI agents to Readwise to manage books, highlights, tags, and spaced repetition reviews directly through natural language.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 16 capabilities

The complete Readwise capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Readwise.

Capability set01 / 04

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through Readwise.

  1. 01

    Delete highlight

    Delete a highlight

  2. 02

    Export highlights

    Supports incremental export with updatedAfter filter. Export highlights

  3. 03

    List tags

    List all tags

  4. 04

    Get daily review

    Get daily review

Capability set02 / 04

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through Readwise.

  1. 05

    Check readwise status

    Verify connectivity

  2. 06

    Create highlight

    Create a highlight

  3. 07

    Get book

    Get book details

  4. 08

    Get highlight

    Get highlight details

Capability set03 / 04

09-12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through Readwise.

  1. 09

    List books

    List all books

  2. 10

    List books by category

    List books by category

  3. 11

    List books by source

    List books by source

  4. 12

    List highlights

    Returns text, note, location, and tags. List highlights

Capability set04 / 04

13-16

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through Readwise.

  1. 13

    List reviews

    List review queue

  2. 14

    Search books

    Search books

  3. 15

    Search highlights

    Search highlights

  4. 16

    Update highlight

    Update a highlight

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881ms average. Fast in production.

Readwise is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1084ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
766ms
Slowest day
1084ms
14-day trend
Slowing+11%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 16 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Readwise, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Readwise. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Readwise Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_T5LsmPh8GWaSfLl93p0Oh1OPJ4J1WVaOFggosB0k/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Readwise capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "readwise-alternative-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_T5LsmPh8GWaSfLl93p0Oh1OPJ4J1WVaOFggosB0k/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Readwise owners ask.

  • 01

    What can I do with the Readwise connector?

    You can list, search, create, update, and delete highlights, browse books by source or category, manage tags, access your daily spaced repetition review, and export all data incrementally for analysis or backup.

  • 02

    How does the daily review feature work?

    The daily review capability retrieves highlights selected by Readwise's spaced repetition algorithm, helping your AI agent surface the most important passages at the optimal retention interval.

  • 03

    Can I filter books by where they came from?

    Yes, you can filter by source (Kindle, Instapaper, Pocket, web, Apple Books) or by category (books, articles, tweets, podcasts) to quickly find the content you need.

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