• EXTRACT
  • CREATE
  • CLEANUP
  • HUMAN

How to extract and manage highlights with your AI

Connect Linkwarden to your AI client to turn saved links into organized research. Once connected, your agent can read your highlights and add new ones directly.

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Short answer

How can I use my AI to manage my Linkwarden highlights?

Your AI pulls existing highlights from your saved links and writes new ones based on your research. You can also ask your agent to delete specific notes to keep your library clean.

Research outcomes

Where your research lands.

Your AI handles the heavy lifting of data extraction and organization.

EXTRACT

Pull specific notes

The AI reads the highlights you've already saved to a link. This lets you ask questions about specific parts of your research.

CREATE

Add new insights

When you find something important, tell your agent to save it. It writes the highlight directly to the link in Linkwarden.

CLEANUP

Remove old data

If a note is no longer relevant, your agent can strip it out. This keeps your research clean and accurate.

HUMAN

Review and decide

You decide which links are worth saving and which highlights are actually useful. The AI only acts on your specific commands.

The workflow

What your AI does when the data arrives.

The AI acts as a bridge between your chat interface and your Linkwarden library.

  1. Fetch link details

    The agent first looks up the specific link you are working with to see what is inside.

    get_link

  2. Read existing notes

    It pulls all the highlights currently attached to that link so it has the full context.

    get_link_highlights

  3. Write new findings

    After you discuss a topic, the agent saves your new observations as fresh highlights.

    create_highlight

  4. Prune the list

    If you tell the agent a highlight is wrong or outdated, it removes it from the link.

    delete_highlight

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin interacting with your Linkwarden data.

Starting points

These are basic commands. Swap out the specific link names or topics with your own research.

Linkwarden Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_0SGAAohxG4FmdgoofRyLqTJ3D6knHWmG0Oy36xqx/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 — Linkwarden capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkwarden-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_0SGAAohxG4FmdgoofRyLqTJ3D6knHWmG0Oy36xqx/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Get all the highlights from my 'Deep Sea Biology' link.

  • Create a new highlight for the 'Quantum Computing' link about entanglement.

  • Delete the highlight in my 'Recipe Ideas' link that mentions cilantro.

  • Look at the highlights in my 'Market Trends' link and summarize them.

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Start here

Connect Linkwarden once, then ask.

Just link your account once. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start chatting with your links in any compatible client.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI delete my entire Linkwarden collection?

    No. The AI can only delete specific highlights that you explicitly tell it to remove.

  • 02

    Does the AI create new links for me?

    No. The AI can only manage highlights on links that already exist in your Linkwarden account.

  • 03

    Can I see the highlights in my browser?

    Yes. Any highlight the AI creates will show up in your Linkwarden dashboard just like a manual entry.

  • 04

    Will the AI change my link titles?

    No. The current tools only allow the AI to interact with the highlights and the link data itself, not the metadata like titles.

  • 05

    How does the AI know which link to look at?

    You need to specify the link or provide the link details in your prompt so the agent knows which target to use.

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