# io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp (npm · mindlm-mcp)

Turn text, web pages and PDFs into interactive mind maps. MCP server + CLI, no API key.

- Trust score: 90/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- npm · `mindlm-mcp`: 90/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/qingchejun-mindlm-mcp/mindlm-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/qingchejun-mindlm-mcp/mindlm-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `mindlm-mcp`
- Version: `0.1.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 97/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - CVE check failed: a known low-severity CVE affects katex 0.16.47, reached via markmap-lib > katex. A fixed version is available.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - 14 of 104 dependencies flagged as unhealthy (1 deprecated).
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 100/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to qingchejun/mindlm-io).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 21 days ago).
  - Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 74/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1371 tokens (~342/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 70/100
  - Stability observed for 21 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### How do I install the io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp server?

io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y mindlm-mcp serve. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add qingchejun-mindlm-mcp -- npx -y mindlm-mcp serve
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qingchejun-mindlm-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mindlm-mcp",
        "serve"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "qingchejun-mindlm-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mindlm-mcp",
        "serve"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add qingchejun-mindlm-mcp -- npx -y mindlm-mcp serve
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "qingchejun-mindlm-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "mindlm-mcp",
        "serve"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add qingchejun-mindlm-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg mindlm-mcp --arg serve
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  qingchejun-mindlm-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "mindlm-mcp", "serve"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "qingchejun-mindlm-mcp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "mindlm-mcp",
        "serve"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add qingchejun-mindlm-mcp -t stdio -c npx -a -y mindlm-mcp serve
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qingchejun-mindlm-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mindlm-mcp",
        "serve"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-04 (score 90, +1)

- [functional improvement] Dependency health: 0.78 → 0.94

### 2026-11-03 (score 89, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-01 (score 88, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-30 (score 87, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 47 to 50. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 14 days of observed history at the previous scan, 15 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-28 (score 86, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 40 to 43. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 12 days of observed history at the previous scan, 13 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-26 (score 85, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-23 (score 84, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-22 (score 83, +3)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23

## MCP tools (4)

### `text_to_mindmap` (~312 tokens)

Text to mind map

Turn text or Markdown into a mind-map outline. Use this for content you already have — a draft, notes, a transcript, a chunk of a document. Returns a Markdown outline; pass export: true, or call export_mindmap afterwards, to get an HTML file.

Input parameters:

- `export` (boolean): Also render the outline to a standalone HTML file and return its path.
- `language` (string): Language for the node labels, e.g. "English" or "中文". Defaults to the source language.
- `maxChildren` (integer): Children kept per node before the rest collapse into "…(+N)" (default 8).
- `maxDepth` (integer): Levels including the root (default 4).
- `mode` (string): auto (default): use a configured API key if there is one, otherwise "client". client: get a draft plus the source text back and write the outline yourself. llm: the server calls the model configured…
- `outputPath` (string): Where to write the HTML when export is true. A directory gets a generated file name. Defaults to $MINDMAP_OUTPUT_DIR or ./mindmaps/.
- `text` (string, required): The text or Markdown to map. Capped by MINDMAP_MAX_INPUT_CHARS (200k by default).
- `title` (string): Root node title. Derived from the source if omitted.

### `url_to_mindmap` (~319 tokens)

URL to mind map

Fetch an http(s) page (or a PDF served over http) and turn its main content into a mind-map outline. Article text is extracted with Readability; navigation and boilerplate are dropped. Pages that render entirely in JavaScript will come back empty — paste the text into text_to_mindmap instead.

Input parameters:

- `export` (boolean): Also render the outline to a standalone HTML file and return its path.
- `language` (string): Language for the node labels, e.g. "English" or "中文". Defaults to the source language.
- `maxChildren` (integer): Children kept per node before the rest collapse into "…(+N)" (default 8).
- `maxDepth` (integer): Levels including the root (default 4).
- `mode` (string): auto (default): use a configured API key if there is one, otherwise "client". client: get a draft plus the source text back and write the outline yourself. llm: the server calls the model configured…
- `outputPath` (string): Where to write the HTML when export is true. A directory gets a generated file name. Defaults to $MINDMAP_OUTPUT_DIR or ./mindmaps/.
- `title` (string): Root node title. Derived from the source if omitted.
- `url` (string, required): An http(s) page or PDF. Server-rendered pages only — a JS-only SPA will come back empty.

### `pdf_to_mindmap` (~328 tokens)

PDF to mind map

Read a local PDF and turn it into a mind-map outline, using its bookmarks as the skeleton when it has them. Scanned PDFs with no text layer are rejected — there is no OCR. Use pages to limit long documents.

Input parameters:

- `export` (boolean): Also render the outline to a standalone HTML file and return its path.
- `language` (string): Language for the node labels, e.g. "English" or "中文". Defaults to the source language.
- `maxChildren` (integer): Children kept per node before the rest collapse into "…(+N)" (default 8).
- `maxDepth` (integer): Levels including the root (default 4).
- `mode` (string): auto (default): use a configured API key if there is one, otherwise "client". client: get a draft plus the source text back and write the outline yourself. llm: the server calls the model configured…
- `outputPath` (string): Where to write the HTML when export is true. A directory gets a generated file name. Defaults to $MINDMAP_OUTPUT_DIR or ./mindmaps/.
- `pages` (string): Page selection, 1-based, e.g. "1-20", "3" or "1-5,9". All pages by default.
- `path` (string, required): Path to a local PDF file. "~" is expanded.
- `title` (string): Root node title. Derived from the source if omitted.

### `export_mindmap` (~280 tokens)

Export a mind map

Render a Markdown outline into a standalone HTML mind map — interactive, single file, no network needed. Call this after you have written or refined an outline. Returns the file path; it does not overwrite an existing file unless you ask it to.

Input parameters:

- `branding` (boolean): Add a small "Made with mindlm-mcp" footer link (default false).
- `colorFreezeLevel` (integer): Stop changing branch colour below this level.
- `initialExpandLevel` (integer): Levels expanded on open; -1 expands everything.
- `markdown` (string, required): The Markdown outline to render: one "# " root, "##"/"###", then "-" bullets.
- `maxWidth` (integer): Maximum node width in pixels; 0 means unlimited.
- `offline` (boolean): Inline every script so the file works with no network (default true).
- `outputPath` (string): Output file or directory. Defaults to $MINDMAP_OUTPUT_DIR or ./mindmaps/.
- `overwrite` (boolean): Replace the file if it already exists (default false).
- `returnHtml` (boolean): Include the full HTML in the result. Only useful for small maps (default false).
- `title` (string): Page title. Defaults to the outline root.
- `toolbar` (boolean): Show the zoom / fit / expand toolbar (default true).

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Vulnerabilities, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/qingchejun-mindlm-mcp/mindlm-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 90
- 2026-11-04: 90
- 2026-11-03: 89
- 2026-11-02: 88
- 2026-11-01: 88
- 2026-10-31: 87
- 2026-10-30: 87
- 2026-10-29: 86
- 2026-10-28: 86
- 2026-10-27: 85
- 2026-10-26: 85
- 2026-10-25: 84
- 2026-10-24: 84
- 2026-10-23: 84
- 2026-10-22: 83
- 2026-10-21: 80
- 2026-10-20: 80
- 2026-10-19: 80
- 2026-10-18: 80
- 2026-10-17: 80
- 2026-10-16: 80
- 2026-10-15: 80

## Common questions

### What is the io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp server?

io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp. Turn text, web pages and PDFs into interactive mind maps. MCP server + CLI, no API key. This page covers its npm package (mindlm-mcp).

### Is the io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp server safe to use?

io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp scores 90 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We recorded 1 known advisory against it as of 5 November 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp server expose?

io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp exposes 4 tools: text_to_mindmap, url_to_mindmap, pdf_to_mindmap, export_mindmap. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,239 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp server still maintained?

io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp server under?

io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

### What did VerifyMCP test on the io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp server?

VerifyMCP ran 16 checks on io.github.qingchejun/mindlm-mcp, covering Malware scan, Known CVEs, Install scripts, Dependency health and 12 more. Endpoint Security and Transport & Reachability do not apply to an npm package, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/mindlm-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/mindlm-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/qingchejun/mindlm-io
- Website: https://qingchejun.github.io/mindlm-io/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/qingchejun-mindlm-mcp/mindlm-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/qingchejun-mindlm-mcp/mindlm-mcp/changelog.json
- Trust report (JSON): https://verifymcp.io/servers/qingchejun-mindlm-mcp/mindlm-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/qingchejun-mindlm-mcp/mindlm-mcp