• CONTEXT
  • DISCOVERY
  • SYNTHESIS
  • HUMAN

How to pull old notes into your AI chat with Reflect

Connect Reflect once. Your agent can then search your entire knowledge base to find relevant context for whatever you're working on.

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Short answer

How can I get my AI to read my existing notes?

Your agent uses the Reflect MCP to search through your notes and follow backlinks to find related information. This gives your AI the context it needs to build on your previous thoughts.

The results.

Where your knowledge lands.

The AI uses your notes to ground its responses in your actual data.

CONTEXT

Informed brainstorming

The agent reads your existing notes to ensure new ideas stay consistent with what you already know.

DISCOVERY

Finding hidden links

By following backlinks, the AI surfaces connections between old notes that you might have forgotten.

SYNTHESIS

Summarizing history

The AI pulls multiple notes together to create a single, cohesive summary of a specific topic or project.

HUMAN

Reviewing the output

You look over the AI's connections to decide which insights are worth keeping or expanding.

The workflow

What your AI does when you ask about your notes.

The agent moves through your knowledge base to find exactly what it needs.

  1. Scanning your library

    The agent looks through your note collection to find relevant files.

    list_notes

  2. Reading specific content

    Once it finds a match, the agent pulls the full text of the note to understand the details.

    get_note

  3. Tracing connections

    The agent follows links to other notes to see how your ideas are related.

    get_backlinks

  4. Synthesizing answers

    The agent combines the retrieved text and links into a single response for you.

    get_note

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin interacting with your Reflect notes.

Starting points

Swap the bracketed text with your actual note titles or topics.

Reflect Notes Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_WJ1Sa2e6Qh0oZceRWL5WDXLan1LmPKnD4swav4Po/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 — Reflect Notes capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reflect-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_WJ1Sa2e6Qh0oZceRWL5WDXLan1LmPKnD4swav4Po/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Search my notes for anything related to [Project Name] and summarize the main points.

  • What are the backlinks for my note titled '[Note Title]'?

  • Find all my notes about [Topic] and tell me how they connect.

  • Based on my note '[Note Title]', what are some follow-up questions I should ask?

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Start here

Connect Reflect once, then ask.

Just click the link to connect. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start chatting with your notes immediately.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI delete or edit my notes?

    No. The AI can only read your notes to provide context. It cannot change or delete anything in Reflect.

  • 02

    Does the AI see all my notes at once?

    No. The agent only accesses specific notes or lists of notes when you ask a question that requires that context.

  • 03

    Can I use this with Claude?

    Yes, you can use this with any MCP-compatible client like Claude or Cursor.

  • 04

    Will the AI create new notes for me?

    No. This connector is for reading and searching existing data, not for writing new notes.

  • 05

    How does it find related ideas?

    It uses the backlinks in your notes to follow the paths you've already established between ideas.

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