old_string
The exact text to find in the note body. Must match exactly one occurrence. Include enough surrounding context to ensure a unique match.
How to use it
old_string is exposed by the MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the old_string tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install MCP Server
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector "./dist/index.js"Other tools in MCP Server (15)
The content of the note in Markdown.
The notebook ID. It always starts with 'book:'.
The color type of the tag (default, red, orange, yellow, olive, green, teal, blue, violet, purple, pink, brown, grey, black). Default: default.
Reverse the order of output. Default: true.
When true and the note has a sourceTemplateId, also fetch that template and embed its body (fill-out instructions and examples) as an extra text block. Default: false.
Keyword to search for.
The name of the tag.
The text to replace oldstring with. Use an empty string to delete the matched text.
The ID of the note to retrieve. It can be found as id in the note docs. It always starts with note:.
Sort field (updatedAt, createdAt, or title). Default: updatedAt.
The note status (none, active, onHold, completed, dropped).
The tag ID. Must start with 'tag:'.
An array of tag IDs to filter. Each starts with 'tag:'.
An array of tag IDs to assign to the note. Each must start with 'tag:'.
The note title.