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bvandeusen c5498273c3 feat(mcp): replace briefing tools with journal tools
The MCP was still calling /api/briefing/* endpoints I deleted in the
journal hard-cut. Replaced the briefing tool surface with a journal
equivalent so external MCP clients can inspect and control the journal
the same way they could the briefing.

Changes:
- New fable_mcp/tools/journal.py — helpers for /api/journal/* endpoints
- Delete fable_mcp/tools/briefing.py — RSS endpoints are gone too
- server.py: drop fable_list_rss_feeds, fable_add_rss_feed, fable_remove_rss_feed,
  fable_list_briefings, fable_get_today_briefing, fable_get_briefing_messages,
  fable_trigger_briefing, fable_reset_today_briefing
- server.py: add fable_get_today_journal, fable_get_journal_day,
  fable_list_journal_days, fable_trigger_journal_prep, fable_get_journal_config,
  fable_list_moments
- server.py: fable_get_conversation now points at journal.get_conversation
  (same /api/chat/conversations/{id} endpoint, just lives under journal helpers)
- Update _INSTRUCTIONS to describe the journal model (replacing the RSS/briefing
  section) — explains the daily prep, moments, day payloads
- Update top-line docstring: "Fable Assistant" → "Fable Scribe"

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-26 16:19:53 -04:00

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"""Fable MCP server — exposes Fable Scribe as MCP tools via stdio transport."""
from __future__ import annotations
from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from fable_mcp.client import FableClient
from fable_mcp.tools import notes, tasks, projects, milestones, search, chat, admin, journal
load_dotenv()
_INSTRUCTIONS = """
Fabled Scribe is a self-hosted second-brain and project management system with LLM integration.
## Data model
The hierarchy is: Project → Milestone → Task/Note.
- **Notes** and **Tasks** share the same underlying model. Tasks are notes with `is_task=True`.
The note tools (fable_*_note) operate on notes; the task tools (fable_*_task) operate on tasks.
Do not use note tools to manipulate tasks or vice versa.
- **Projects** group related work. A project has a title, description, goal, status, and an
auto-generated summary used for semantic search. Status values: `active`, `archived`.
- **Milestones** belong to a project and group tasks within it. Status values: `active`, `done`.
- **Tasks** belong to a project and optionally a milestone. They support sub-tasks via `parent_id`.
- Status values: `todo`, `in_progress`, `done`, `cancelled`
- Priority values: `none` (default), `low`, `medium`, `high`
- **Notes** are free-form markdown documents. They can belong to a project or be standalone
(orphan notes). Orphan notes are included in the default RAG scope for chat conversations.
## Tags
Tags are plain strings — do NOT include a `#` prefix. Example: `["python", "architecture"]`.
Tags are stored as an array on the note/task. Passing `tags=[]` clears all tags; omitting `tags`
leaves existing tags unchanged on updates.
## Integer-or-none fields
Due to MCP type constraints, optional integer fields (project_id, milestone_id, parent_id)
use `0` to mean "not set / no association". Pass `0` to leave the field unset.
## Search
`fable_search` performs semantic (embedding-based) search over notes and tasks. Use it to find
relevant content by meaning rather than exact keywords. Returns results ranked by cosine
similarity with id, title, a body snippet, and tags.
## Chat / LLM delegation
`fable_send_message` sends a natural-language message to Fable's built-in LLM (Ollama). Fable
handles its own tool use, RAG context injection, and conversation history internally.
Use `fable_send_message` when:
- The request is conversational or requires Fable's internal reasoning across many records
- You want Fable's RAG to surface relevant notes automatically
Use the direct CRUD tools when:
- You know exactly what to create/read/update/delete
- You need structured data back (IDs, field values) for further processing
- You are populating Fable programmatically from another system
## Task logs
Use `fable_add_task_log` to append time-stamped progress notes to a task without overwriting
its main body. Suitable for recording work sessions, decisions, or status updates over time.
## Journal
Fable Scribe runs a per-day Journal — a conversational surface where the user narrates
their day. Each day has its own conversation. The first assistant message in a day's
conversation is the **daily prep**: an LLM-generated briefing covering today's tasks,
calendar events, weather, active projects, and recent journal context. Subsequent turns
are user/assistant journaling exchanges; the LLM may emit **Moments** (small structured
extractions) via the `record_moment` tool during the conversation.
Use `fable_get_today_journal` to inspect today's prep + conversation. Use
`fable_get_journal_day` for past days. Use `fable_list_moments` to query the structured
journal extractions across days. Use `fable_trigger_journal_prep` to force-regenerate
today's prep prose.
## Admin logs
`fable_get_app_logs` requires an admin-scoped API key. Regular user keys will be rejected.
"""
mcp = FastMCP("fable", instructions=_INSTRUCTIONS)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Notes
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_list_notes(
limit: int = 20,
offset: int = 0,
tag: str = "",
search_text: str = "",
) -> dict:
"""List notes (non-task documents) stored in Fable.
Optionally filter by a single tag (plain string, no # prefix) or a keyword search
against title and body. Results are ordered by last-updated descending.
Use fable_search for semantic/meaning-based lookup instead of exact keyword search.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await notes.list_notes(
client,
limit=limit,
offset=offset,
tag=tag or None,
search=search_text or None,
)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_get_note(note_id: int) -> dict:
"""Fetch the full content of a single Fable note by its ID.
Returns id, title, body (markdown), tags, project_id, created_at, updated_at.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await notes.get_note(client, note_id=note_id)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_create_note(
title: str,
body: str = "",
tags: list[str] | None = None,
project_id: int = 0,
) -> dict:
"""Create a new note in Fable.
Args:
title: Note title (required).
body: Markdown content. Supports [[wikilinks]] to other notes by title.
tags: List of plain-string tags without # prefix, e.g. ["python", "ideas"].
project_id: Associate with a project (use 0 for no project / orphan note).
Returns the created note object including its assigned id.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await notes.create_note(
client,
title=title,
body=body,
tags=tags,
project_id=project_id or None,
)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_update_note(
note_id: int,
title: str = "",
body: str = "",
tags: list[str] | None = None,
project_id: int = 0,
) -> dict:
"""Update an existing Fable note. Only explicitly provided fields are changed.
Args:
note_id: ID of the note to update.
title: New title, or omit to leave unchanged.
body: New markdown body, or omit to leave unchanged.
tags: Replaces the full tag list. Pass [] to clear all tags. Omit to leave unchanged.
project_id: New project association (0 = remove from project). Omit to leave unchanged.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await notes.update_note(
client,
note_id=note_id,
title=title or None,
body=body or None,
tags=tags,
project_id=project_id or None,
)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_delete_note(note_id: int) -> str:
"""Permanently delete a Fable note by ID. This cannot be undone."""
async with FableClient() as client:
await notes.delete_note(client, note_id=note_id)
return f"Note {note_id} deleted."
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Tasks
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_list_tasks(
limit: int = 20,
offset: int = 0,
status: str = "",
project_id: int = 0,
) -> dict:
"""List tasks in Fable.
Args:
status: Filter by status — one of: todo, in_progress, done, cancelled. Omit for all.
project_id: Filter to a specific project. Use 0 for no filter.
Results are ordered by last-updated descending.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await tasks.list_tasks(
client,
limit=limit,
offset=offset,
status=status or None,
project_id=project_id or None,
)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_get_task(task_id: int) -> dict:
"""Fetch a single Fable task by ID.
Returns id, title, body, status, priority, tags, project_id, milestone_id,
parent_id, parent_title, due_date, created_at, updated_at.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await tasks.get_task(client, task_id=task_id)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_create_task(
title: str,
body: str = "",
status: str = "todo",
priority: str = "",
project_id: int = 0,
milestone_id: int = 0,
parent_id: int = 0,
tags: list[str] | None = None,
) -> dict:
"""Create a new task in Fable.
Args:
title: Task title (required).
body: Markdown description / notes for the task.
status: Initial status — one of: todo (default), in_progress, done, cancelled.
priority: One of: low, medium, high. Omit for no priority (defaults to "none").
project_id: Associate with a project (0 = no project).
milestone_id: Place within a project milestone (0 = no milestone).
parent_id: Make this a sub-task of another task (0 = top-level).
tags: List of plain-string tags without # prefix.
Returns the created task object including its assigned id.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await tasks.create_task(
client,
title=title,
body=body,
status=status,
priority=priority or None,
project_id=project_id or None,
milestone_id=milestone_id or None,
parent_id=parent_id or None,
tags=tags,
)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_update_task(
task_id: int,
title: str = "",
body: str = "",
status: str = "",
priority: str = "",
project_id: int = 0,
milestone_id: int = 0,
) -> dict:
"""Update an existing Fable task. Only explicitly provided fields are changed.
Args:
task_id: ID of the task to update.
title: New title, or omit to leave unchanged.
body: New markdown body, or omit to leave unchanged.
status: New status — one of: todo, in_progress, done, cancelled.
priority: New priority — one of: none, low, medium, high.
project_id: New project (0 = remove from project). Omit to leave unchanged.
milestone_id: New milestone (0 = remove from milestone). Omit to leave unchanged.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await tasks.update_task(
client,
task_id=task_id,
title=title or None,
body=body or None,
status=status or None,
priority=priority or None,
project_id=project_id or None,
milestone_id=milestone_id or None,
)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_add_task_log(task_id: int, content: str) -> dict:
"""Append a timestamped progress log entry to a Fable task.
Use this to record work sessions, decisions, or status updates over time without
overwriting the task's main body. Each entry is stored separately and shown
chronologically in the task view.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await tasks.add_task_log(client, task_id=task_id, content=content)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Projects
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_list_projects() -> dict:
"""List all Fable projects for the current user.
Returns id, title, description, goal, status (active/archived), color,
and a short auto-generated summary for each project.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await projects.list_projects(client)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_get_project(project_id: int) -> dict:
"""Fetch a Fable project by ID, including its milestone summary.
Returns full project fields plus a milestone_summary list with each milestone's
id, title, status, and task counts.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await projects.get_project(client, project_id=project_id)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_create_project(
title: str,
description: str = "",
goal: str = "",
status: str = "active",
color: str = "",
) -> dict:
"""Create a new project in Fable.
Args:
title: Project name (required).
description: Short summary of what the project is.
goal: The desired outcome or definition of done for the project.
status: active (default) or archived.
color: Optional hex colour for the project card (e.g. "#6366f1").
Returns the created project object including its assigned id.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await projects.create_project(
client,
title=title,
description=description,
goal=goal or None,
status=status,
color=color or None,
)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_update_project(
project_id: int,
title: str = "",
description: str = "",
goal: str = "",
status: str = "",
color: str = "",
) -> dict:
"""Update an existing Fable project. Only explicitly provided fields are changed.
Args:
project_id: ID of the project to update.
title: New title, or omit to leave unchanged.
description: New description, or omit to leave unchanged.
goal: New goal/definition-of-done, or omit to leave unchanged.
status: New status — active or archived.
color: New hex colour, or omit to leave unchanged.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await projects.update_project(
client,
project_id=project_id,
title=title or None,
description=description or None,
goal=goal or None,
status=status or None,
color=color or None,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Milestones
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_list_milestones(project_id: int) -> dict:
"""List milestones for a Fable project, ordered by order_index.
Returns id, title, description, status (active/done), order_index, and task counts.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await milestones.list_milestones(client, project_id=project_id)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_create_milestone(
project_id: int,
title: str,
description: str = "",
status: str = "active",
) -> dict:
"""Create a milestone within a Fable project.
Args:
project_id: The project this milestone belongs to (required).
title: Milestone name (required).
description: Optional description of what this milestone covers.
status: active (default) or done.
Returns the created milestone including its assigned id.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await milestones.create_milestone(
client,
project_id=project_id,
title=title,
description=description,
status=status,
)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_update_milestone(
project_id: int,
milestone_id: int,
title: str = "",
description: str = "",
status: str = "",
order_index: int = -1,
) -> dict:
"""Update a Fable milestone. Only explicitly provided fields are changed.
Args:
project_id: Project the milestone belongs to.
milestone_id: ID of the milestone to update.
title: New title, or omit to leave unchanged.
description: New description, or omit to leave unchanged.
status: New status — active or done.
order_index: New display position (0-based). Use -1 to leave unchanged.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await milestones.update_milestone(
client,
project_id=project_id,
milestone_id=milestone_id,
title=title or None,
description=description or None,
status=status or None,
order_index=order_index if order_index >= 0 else None,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Search
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_search(
q: str,
content_type: str = "all",
limit: int = 10,
) -> dict:
"""Semantic search over Fable notes and tasks using embedding similarity.
Finds content by meaning rather than exact keywords. Use this to discover
relevant records when you don't know the exact title or tags.
Args:
q: Natural-language query string.
content_type: "note", "task", or "all" (default).
limit: Maximum number of results (default 10).
Returns results ordered by cosine similarity, each with id, title, body snippet, and tags.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await search.search(client, q=q, content_type=content_type, limit=limit)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Chat
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_list_conversations(limit: int = 20, offset: int = 0) -> dict:
"""List chat conversations stored in Fable, ordered by last activity.
Returns id, title, message_count, created_at, updated_at for each conversation.
Use the id with fable_send_message to continue a specific conversation.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await chat.list_conversations(client, limit=limit, offset=offset)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_send_message(
message: str,
conversation_id: str = "",
think: bool = False,
) -> dict:
"""Send a natural-language message to Fable's built-in LLM and receive the full response.
Fable handles tool use, RAG context injection, and conversation history internally.
The LLM can create/update notes and tasks, search, manage projects, and more — all
driven by natural language without you needing to call individual tools.
Use this when:
- The request is conversational or exploratory
- You want Fable's RAG to automatically surface relevant notes as context
- The task is complex enough to benefit from Fable's internal reasoning
Use the direct CRUD tools (fable_create_note, etc.) instead when you need
structured data back or are performing bulk/programmatic operations.
Args:
message: The user message to send.
conversation_id: Continue an existing conversation by passing its id.
Omit to start a new conversation.
think: Enable extended reasoning mode for complex multi-step requests.
Returns conversation_id (for follow-up messages), the assistant response text,
and a list of any tool_call events that fired during generation.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await chat.send_message(
client,
message=message,
conversation_id=conversation_id or None,
think=think,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Admin / observability
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_get_app_logs(
category: str = "error",
limit: int = 20,
search: str = "",
) -> dict:
"""Fetch Fable application logs. Requires an admin-scoped API key.
Args:
category: Log category — "error" (default), "audit", "usage", or "generation".
limit: Maximum number of log entries to return.
search: Optional keyword filter matched against action, endpoint, username, details.
Returns a list of log entries ordered by most recent first.
Regular user API keys will receive a 403 — only admin keys are accepted.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await admin.get_app_logs(
client,
category=category,
limit=limit,
search=search or None,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Journal — daily prep, day payloads, moments
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_get_today_journal() -> dict:
"""Fetch today's Journal day payload.
Creates today's journal conversation and generates the daily prep
message if neither exists yet. Returns:
{
"day_date": "YYYY-MM-DD",
"conversation": { id, title, conversation_type, day_date, ... },
"messages": [ ... ordered list of messages ... ]
}
The first assistant message is the daily prep — a conversational
opener generated by the LLM from gathered tasks/events/weather/
projects/recent moments/open threads. Its ``msg_metadata.sections``
carries the underlying structured data for inspection.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await journal.get_today_journal(client)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_get_journal_day(iso_date: str) -> dict:
"""Fetch a specific day's Journal payload by ISO date.
Args:
iso_date: YYYY-MM-DD format date.
Returns the same shape as fable_get_today_journal. If no journal
exists for that day, ``conversation`` and ``messages`` will be
null/empty respectively.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await journal.get_journal_day(client, iso_date=iso_date)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_list_journal_days() -> dict:
"""List dates that have journal content for the current user, newest first.
Returns ``{"days": ["YYYY-MM-DD", ...]}``. Use these dates to query
specific days via ``fable_get_journal_day``.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await journal.list_journal_days(client)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_trigger_journal_prep(iso_date: str = "") -> dict:
"""Force-regenerate the daily prep prose for today (or a specific day).
The prep is the first assistant message in a day's journal — a
conversational LLM-generated briefing built from tasks/events/weather/
projects/recent moments/open threads. Use this to iterate on the prep
prompt or refresh after data changes.
Args:
iso_date: Optional YYYY-MM-DD. If empty, regenerates today.
Returns ``{"ok": true, "message_id": ...}``.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await journal.trigger_journal_prep(
client, iso_date=iso_date or None,
)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_get_journal_config() -> dict:
"""Fetch the user's journal config.
Includes prep schedule (prep_enabled / prep_hour / prep_minute),
day rollover hour, phase boundaries, and any locations / temp_unit
used for the prep's weather section.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await journal.get_journal_config(client)
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_list_moments(
query: str = "",
person_id: int = 0,
place_id: int = 0,
tag: str = "",
date_from: str = "",
date_to: str = "",
pinned_only: bool = False,
limit: int = 50,
) -> dict:
"""Search/list journal Moments — small structured extractions the LLM emits during journaling.
All filters are optional and combinable. Without a query, returns
moments ordered by occurred_at DESC. With a query, returns
semantically-ranked moments above the similarity threshold.
Args:
query: Optional semantic query string.
person_id: Filter to moments mentioning this person (0 = no filter).
place_id: Filter to moments mentioning this place (0 = no filter).
tag: Filter to moments with this tag.
date_from: ISO YYYY-MM-DD lower bound (inclusive).
date_to: ISO YYYY-MM-DD upper bound (inclusive).
pinned_only: If True, only return pinned moments.
limit: Max results, default 50.
Returns ``{"moments": [...]}`` where each moment has id, day_date,
occurred_at, content, raw_excerpt, tags, people, places, task_ids,
note_ids, pinned, and (when query set) score.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await journal.list_moments(
client,
query=query or None,
person_id=person_id if person_id else None,
place_id=place_id if place_id else None,
tag=tag or None,
date_from=date_from or None,
date_to=date_to or None,
pinned_only=pinned_only,
limit=limit,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Generic conversation access
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@mcp.tool()
async def fable_get_conversation(conversation_id: int) -> dict:
"""Fetch any conversation (chat or journal) with its full message list.
Returns conversation metadata plus an ordered ``messages`` array.
Each message includes role, content, tool_calls (with results),
context_note_id, and msg_metadata. Tool calls are in the stored
flat format: ``[{"function": name, "arguments": {...}, "result": {...}}]``.
Useful for inspecting journal preps, chat history, or verifying
that a tool actually ran with the expected arguments.
"""
async with FableClient() as client:
return await journal.get_conversation(
client, conversation_id=conversation_id,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Entry point
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def main() -> None:
# Validate env vars at startup — raises ValueError with a clear message if missing.
FableClient()
mcp.run(transport="stdio")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()