own-words MCP Server

by alexslkgitio.github.alexslkgit/own-wordsv1.0.0

Turn notes into a study deck: answer each card in your own words, then compare.

0remoteofficial registry

context tax

~82 tok/turn1 tools

security

97/100

cold start

hosted

freshness

Active3d ago

Our reading of own-words, from the data

own-words is a notes & knowledge MCP server from alexslkgit, listed in the official MCP Registry.

Its 1 tool add about 82 tokens to every model turn, lighter than the notes & knowledge median of 1,837 tokens across 31 measured servers (measured 2026-10-19).

Maintenance is active: the last public signal was 3 days ago (2026-10-15). For comparison, 71% of notes & knowledge servers are active or maintained.

With 0 GitHub stars it ranks #605 of 1,114 notes & knowledge servers we index.

It runs as a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install.

Install own-words MCP server

claude mcp add --transport http own-words https://own-words-mcp.alexslkmain.workers.dev/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "own-words": {
      "url": "https://own-words-mcp.alexslkmain.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "own-words": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://own-words-mcp.alexslkmain.workers.dev/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Or add it as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors. The config above bridges via mcp-remote.

{
  "servers": {
    "own-words": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://own-words-mcp.alexslkmain.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "own-words": {
      "serverUrl": "https://own-words-mcp.alexslkmain.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Remote endpoints

streamable-httphttps://own-words-mcp.alexslkmain.workers.dev/mcp

Context tax

Connecting this server adds ~82 tokens of tool definitions to every model turn (lean, 1 tool). Measured 2026-10-19 via its hosted endpoint; o200k tokenizer, worst case for clients that load all tools up front. How we measure

Model	Per 1,000 turns	With prompt caching
Claude Opus 5.5	$0.328	$0.016
Claude Sonnet 5.5	$0.164	$0.016
Claude Haiku 5.5	$0.0082	—

Input prices as of 2026-10-06. Excludes your own prompt and output.

Tools (1)

create_deck80 tok
Validate a study-deck JSON object and return the shareable own-words link with the card count.

Security signals

97/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.

Deductions

No security policy (SECURITY.md)-3

Checks

✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
✓Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics)
○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending

Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules

Freshness

Active — last maintenance signal 3d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-09 · 9d ago · GitHub
Latest release
no data · GitHub
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-10-15 · 3d ago · official registry · v1.0.0

How it compares in Notes & Knowledge

Against the most-starred notes & knowledge servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.

Server	Stars	Tools	Tokens / turn	Freshness	Runs
own-words (this)	0	1	82	Active	hosted
Memory	91,356	—	not measured	Active	local
Context7	63,264	2	1,188	Active	local + hosted
Hindsight	51,304	—	not measured	Active	—
Cognee	32,506	—	not measured	Active	—
Docs	28,892	—	not measured	Active	local

All notes & knowledge MCP servers

FAQ

›How do I install the own-words MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add --transport http own-words https://own-words-mcp.alexslkmain.workers.dev/mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does own-words require an API key?

No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.

›Can I use own-words as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

Yes. It is a hosted MCP server; connect to its URL with any client that supports remote MCP.

›Is own-words in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.alexslkgit/own-words.

›How many tokens does own-words add to my context?

Its tool definitions total about 82 tokens, resent on every turn.

Sources and method

Official MCP Registry entry: updated 2026-10-15
GitHub repository: fetched 2026-10-19
Tool list (tools/list), measured by us: 2026-10-19
Security signals, computed by us: 2026-10-19
Last checked against all sources: 2026-10-19

The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.