workflowy_search

MCP tool from Workflowy by mholzen

Search nodes by text or regex

How to use it

workflowy_search is exposed by the Workflowy MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the workflowy_search tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Workflowy

$claude mcp add --transport=stdio workflowy -- workflowy mcp --expose=all

FULL WORKFLOWY LISTING

Other tools in Workflowy (17)

workflowy_complete

Mark nodes complete

workflowy_create

Create new nodes

workflowy_delete

Delete nodes

Get a node and its descendants as a tree

Resolve short ID or target key to full UUID

List descendants as a flat list

Move node to a new parent

workflowy_replace

Bulk find-and-replace with regex

workflowy_report_children

Find nodes with many children

workflowy_report_count

Find where most of your content lives

workflowy_report_created

Find oldest nodes

workflowy_report_mirrors

Find most mirrored nodes (requires backup)

workflowy_report_modified

Find stale, unmodified nodes

workflowy_targets

List shortcuts and system targets (inbox, etc.)

workflowy_transform

Transform node content (split, trim, shell commands)

workflowy_uncomplete

Mark nodes incomplete

workflowy_update

Update node content