Integration

Readwise integration

Reading highlights and annotations API. Sync highlights from Kindle, Apple Books, Instapaper, and more. Export to note-taking apps, review highlights daily, and build a personal knowledge base. Perfect for readers and researchers.

Connect Readwise How integrations work

Ask it in chat

Say what should happen.
The workflow builds itself.

When this happens, do that in Readwise.Built from the 19 Readwise tools below, on the connection you add once.

Common Readwise use cases

Organization
Tag lookup
Rename tags
Tag cleanup
Tag overview
Tag correction
Tag verification
Remove incorrect tags
Categorization
Backup

What you can do with Readwise

Each of these is one operation on one endpoint, available both as a workflow step and as a tool an AI agent can call on its own. Nothing bundles several operations into one action, so what a run did stays readable afterwards.

Most endpoints run on the free plan. A few, mainly the ones that publish on your behalf, need a paid plan.

Tag, 10 operations

create_book_tagCreate book tagPOSTAdds a tag to a book.
create_highlight_tagCreate highlight tagPOSTAdds a tag to a highlight.
delete_book_tagDelete book tagDELETERemoves a tag from a book.
delete_highlight_tagDelete highlight tagDELETERemoves a tag from a highlight.
get_book_tagGet book tagGETRetrieves a specific tag on a book.
get_highlight_tagGet highlight tagGETRetrieves a specific tag on a highlight.
list_book_tagsList book tagsGETRetrieves all tags on a specific book.
list_highlight_tagsList highlight tagsGETRetrieves all tags on a specific highlight.
update_book_tagUpdate book tagPATCHUpdates a tag name on a book.
update_highlight_tagUpdate highlight tagPATCHUpdates a tag name on a highlight.

Highlight, 5 operations

create_highlightsCreate highlightsPOSTCreates new highlights in bulk.
delete_highlightDelete highlightDELETEDeletes a highlight.
get_highlightGet highlightGETRetrieves a specific highlight.
list_highlightsList highlightsGETRetrieves all highlights.
update_highlightUpdate highlightPATCHUpdates a highlight's properties.

Book, 2 operations

get_bookGet bookGETRetrieves details of a specific book.
list_booksList booksGETRetrieves all books and sources with highlights.

Export, 1 operation

exportExportGETExports all books and highlights.

Review, 1 operation

get_daily_reviewGet daily reviewGETRetrieves today's daily review highlights.

Use Readwise from Claude Code, Cursor or Codex

Connect Readwise in LiveContext, create an API key in Settings, then add the LiveContext MCP server to your client. Its Readwise operations become tools the client can call, next to every other integration you connected.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http livecontext https://livecontext.ai/mcp --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)

[mcp_servers.livecontext]
url = "https://livecontext.ai/mcp"

[mcp_servers.livecontext.http_headers]
"X-API-Key" = "YOUR_API_KEY"

Cursor, Claude Desktop and other JSON configs

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "livecontext": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://livecontext.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set up the MCP server step by step

How to connect Readwise

Create your workspace
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Connect Readwise once
Add your Readwise connection in Settings. Every tool from this integration reuses it, and secrets are encrypted at rest and visible only to you.
Describe the job in chat
The workflow builds itself in front of you and picks the endpoints it needs. Drag the steps yourself on the canvas whenever you would rather be explicit.

Readwise integration FAQ

What can you do with the Readwise integration?

LiveContext exposes 19 operations on Readwise, covering tag, highlight, book and export. Common uses include Organization, Tag lookup and Rename tags.