Readwise Reader MCP for AI Agents

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Readwise Reader MCP or direct API to save documents, list library items, organize saved reads, and update document metadata through natural language.

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Readwise Reader is a read-it-later and document library app for saving articles, PDFs, newsletters, and web pages. It helps you keep research organized, searchable, and ready to review later.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Readwise Reader action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Bulk Update Documents

Partially update up to 50 Reader documents in one request and return a success or error result for every document.

Delete Document

Permanently delete one Reader document by its ID.

List Documents

List, filter, incrementally sync, or fetch a specific Reader document.

List Tags

List tags in the connected Reader library, returning one page and a cursor for the next page.

Save Document

Save a URL or supplied HTML as a document in the connected Reader library, with optional metadata, location, and tags.

Update Document

Partially update supported fields on one Reader document by ID; omitted fields remain unchanged.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Readwise Reader MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/mcp
Install the Composio SDK for Python or TypeScript
2

Initialize Client and Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
console.log(`Tool Router session created: ${session.mcp.url}`);
Import and initialize the Composio client, then create a Tool Router session for Readwise Reader
3

Connect to AI Agent

typescript
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from '@ai-sdk/mcp';
import { generateText } from 'ai';

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: {
    type: 'http',
    url: session.mcp.url,
    headers: {
      'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key',
    },
  },
});

const tools = await client.tools();
const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4o'),
  tools,
  messages: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'List unread documents from my Readwise Reader library'
  }],
  maxSteps: 5,
});

console.log(`Agent: ${text}`);
Use the MCP server with your AI agent (Anthropic Claude or Mastra)
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Readwise Reader API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/openai
Install the Composio SDK
2

Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from '@composio/openai';

const composio = new Composio({
  provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider(),
});
const openai = new OpenAI({});
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session
3

Execute Readwise Reader Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

typescript
const tools = session.tools;
const response = await openai.responses.create({
  model: 'gpt-4.1',
  tools: tools,
  input: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'List unread documents from my Readwise Reader library'
  }],
});
const result = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(
  'your-user-id',
  response.output
);
console.log(result);
Get tools from Tool Router session and execute Readwise Reader actions with your Agent

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Readwise Reader Integration

  • Supports both Readwise Reader MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable document actions
  • Rich coverage for saving, listing, organizing, updating, and deleting Readwise Reader documents

Managed Auth

  • Securely stores Readwise Reader API keys so you don't hard-code secrets in your agent
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Readwise Reader access
  • Per user and per environment credentials for safer document library automation

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Clear schemas help agents understand Readwise Reader document fields and actions
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Readwise Reader
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Readwise Reader library resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance
FRAMEWORKS

Use Readwise Reader with any AI Agent Framework

Choose a Framework you want to connect Readwise Reader with

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Readwise Reader requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. Learn more.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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