Scratchpad Tool

Scratchpad Tool MCP Server

[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/scratchpad-tool)

A Model Context Protocol server that provides a scratchpad tool for LLMs to organize thoughts, take notes, and plan approaches to complex problems.

API

Tools

• scratchpad
• Use the scratchpad to write notes, organize your thoughts, and plan steps to help you think through the user's requests, especially for complex problems. Use this tool as often as needed throughout your work
• Inputs:
• title (string): A brief description of what you are thinking about
• content (string): Your thoughts and/or notes in Markdown format
• This tool is designed to be used internally by LLMs for planning and organization

Usage

Add the following section to your custom instructions:

- Structured Thinking with Scratchpad: Use the `scratchpad` tool to write notes, organize your thoughts, and plan steps to help you think through the user's requests, especially for complex problems. Use this tool as often as needed throughout your work.

With Claude Desktop

1. Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scratchpad-tool": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "scratchpad-tool"]
    }
  }
}

With Claude Code

claude mcp add scratchpad-tool -- npx -y scratchpad-tool

To disable Claude Code's thinking feature (recommended when using the scratchpad tool):

```.claude/settings.json { "env": { "MAXTHINKINGTOKENS": "0" } }

## License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.

## Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [default-anton](https://github.com/default-anton)
- **Source:** [default-anton/scratchpad-tool](https://github.com/default-anton/scratchpad-tool)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.