"""Read note tool for Basic Memory MCP server.""" from textwrap import dedent from typing import Optional from loguru import logger from basic_memory.mcp.async_client import client from basic_memory.mcp.server import mcp from basic_memory.mcp.tools.search import search_notes from basic_memory.mcp.tools.utils import call_get from basic_memory.mcp.project_session import get_active_project from basic_memory.schemas.memory import memory_url_path @mcp.tool( description="Read a markdown note by title or permalink.", ) async def read_note( identifier: str, page: int = 1, page_size: int = 10, project: Optional[str] = None ) -> str: """Read a markdown note from the knowledge base. This tool finds and retrieves a note by its title, permalink, or content search, returning the raw markdown content including observations, relations, and metadata. It will try multiple lookup strategies to find the most relevant note. Args: identifier: The title or permalink of the note to read Can be a full memory:// URL, a permalink, a title, or search text page: Page number for paginated results (default: 1) page_size: Number of items per page (default: 10) project: Optional project name to read from. If not provided, uses current active project. Returns: The full markdown content of the note if found, or helpful guidance if not found. Examples: # Read by permalink read_note("specs/search-spec") # Read by title read_note("Search Specification") # Read with memory URL read_note("memory://specs/search-spec") # Read with pagination read_note("Project Updates", page=2, page_size=5) # Read from specific project read_note("Meeting Notes", project="work-project") """ # Check migration status and wait briefly if needed from basic_memory.mcp.tools.utils import wait_for_migration_or_return_status migration_status = await wait_for_migration_or_return_status(timeout=5.0) if migration_status: # pragma: no cover return f"# System Status\n\n{migration_status}\n\nPlease wait for migration to complete before reading notes." active_project = get_active_project(project) project_url = active_project.project_url # Get the file via REST API - first try direct permalink lookup entity_path = memory_url_path(identifier) path = f"{project_url}/resource/{entity_path}" logger.info(f"Attempting to read note from URL: {path}") try: # Try direct lookup first response = await call_get(client, path, params={"page": page, "page_size": page_size}) # If successful, return the content if response.status_code == 200: logger.info("Returning read_note result from resource: {path}", path=entity_path) return response.text except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover logger.info(f"Direct lookup failed for '{path}': {e}") # Continue to fallback methods # Fallback 1: Try title search via API logger.info(f"Search title for: {identifier}") title_results = await search_notes.fn(query=identifier, search_type="title", project=project) if title_results and title_results.results: result = title_results.results[0] # Get the first/best match if result.permalink: try: # Try to fetch the content using the found permalink path = f"{project_url}/resource/{result.permalink}" response = await call_get( client, path, params={"page": page, "page_size": page_size} ) if response.status_code == 200: logger.info(f"Found note by title search: {result.permalink}") return response.text except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover logger.info( f"Failed to fetch content for found title match {result.permalink}: {e}" ) else: logger.info(f"No results in title search for: {identifier}") # Fallback 2: Text search as a last resort logger.info(f"Title search failed, trying text search for: {identifier}") text_results = await search_notes.fn(query=identifier, search_type="text", project=project) # We didn't find a direct match, construct a helpful error message if not text_results or not text_results.results: # No results at all return format_not_found_message(identifier) else: # We found some related results return format_related_results(identifier, text_results.results[:5]) def format_not_found_message(identifier: str) -> str: """Format a helpful message when no note was found.""" return dedent(f""" # Note Not Found: "{identifier}" I searched for "{identifier}" using multiple methods (direct lookup, title search, and text search) but couldn't find any matching notes. Here are some suggestions: ## Check Identifier Type - If you provided a title, try using the exact permalink instead - If you provided a permalink, check for typos or try a broader search ## Search Instead Try searching for related content: ``` search_notes(query="{identifier}") ``` ## Recent Activity Check recently modified notes: ``` recent_activity(timeframe="7d") ``` ## Create New Note This might be a good opportunity to create a new note on this topic: ``` write_note( title="{identifier.capitalize()}", content=''' # {identifier.capitalize()} ## Overview [Your content here] ## Observations - [category] [Observation about {identifier}] ## Relations - relates_to [[Related Topic]] ''', folder="notes" ) ``` """) def format_related_results(identifier: str, results) -> str: """Format a helpful message with related results when an exact match wasn't found.""" message = dedent(f""" # Note Not Found: "{identifier}" I searched for "{identifier}" using direct lookup and title search but couldn't find an exact match. However, I found some related notes through text search: """) for i, result in enumerate(results): message += dedent(f""" ## {i + 1}. {result.title} - **Type**: {result.type.value} - **Permalink**: {result.permalink} You can read this note with: ``` read_note("{result.permalink}") ``` """) message += dedent(""" ## Try More Specific Lookup For exact matches, try using the full permalink from one of the results above. ## Search For More Results To see more related content: ``` search_notes(query="{identifier}") ``` ## Create New Note If none of these match what you're looking for, consider creating a new note: ``` write_note( title="[Your title]", content="[Your content]", folder="notes" ) ``` """) return message