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mindlm mind map MCP server

Turn text, web pages or PDFs into editable Markdown outlines and offline HTML mind maps.

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This is a small helper that turns a wall of text into a mind map. You can feed it notes you already have, a web page link, or a PDF on your computer, and it gives you back a tidy outline plus a mind map file you can open in your browser. It is handy if you read a lot and want to see how things fit together.

What is an MCP server? The 30-second version

On its own, your AI can only chat with you. An MCP server is a small helper program that gives your AI a new skill, and this one connects it to a mind map maker. Once it is set up, you can say "make a mind map of this PDF" and your AI will use this helper to read the file and build the map for you. You do not need an account or a special key for it to work.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI for a mind map, in plain words. Your AI passes your text, link or PDF path to this helper. The helper reads the content, cleans it up, and turns it into a Markdown outline with headings and bullets. Then it can turn that outline into a single HTML file that opens as an interactive mind map. You get both the outline you can edit and the map file you can open.

What you can do with it

Turn a block of notes or a transcript into an outline
Map out the main content of a web page from its link
Read a local PDF and outline it, page by page if you want
Export an outline you wrote yourself into an HTML mind map
Open the finished map in your browser and zoom around it
Keep the map working offline, with everything packed into one file

Try asking your AI

“Make a mind map of this PDF at ~/papers/attention.pdf”
“Map out https://example.com/article for me”
“Turn these meeting notes into a mind map outline”
“Export this outline into an HTML mind map”

What it gives back to you

You get back a Markdown outline with a title and nested headings and bullets, which you can read and edit right in the chat. If you asked for an export, you also get the path to an HTML file you can open in your browser. The result also includes some small details like how many nodes the map has and how deep it goes. Nothing is changed on your computer unless you ask it to write a file.

Before you start

What you need

Node.js installed on your computer (the free program that runs npx)
The Claude desktop app, Claude Code, or Cursor

Good to know

It can read files on your computer and fetch web pages, so only point it at PDFs and links you are comfortable sharing with your AI.

Install it with your AI

Add mindlm mind map MCP server to your AI, no technical skills needed

You don't install anything by hand. You copy one prompt, paste it into an AI that can work on your computer, and it checks, installs and connects the server for you, asking you when it needs something.

Sign in to get the install prompt

Members get a ready-made prompt that lets the Claude desktop app check mindlm mind map MCP server, install it and connect it for them, step by step. You don't need any technical skills: you copy, paste and answer a few questions. Your connected AI can also find and install any of the 4,611 MCP servers here for you.