Ppdiary FAQs

Question 1

What is Ppdiary?

Accepted Answer

Ppdiary is a personal diary management system that functions as a local Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. It allows you to create, edit, and manage journal entries exclusively through MCP-compatible clients.

Question 2

How does Ppdiary store my diary entries?

Accepted Answer

All diary entries are securely stored locally in an SQLite database on your machine. When deployed via Docker, data is persisted in a mounted volume, ensuring your data remains private and under your control.

Question 3

What key features does Ppdiary offer for journaling?

Accepted Answer

Ppdiary offers comprehensive features including creating, editing, and deleting diary entries, full-text keyword search across your content, pagination for browsing, and easy deployment using Docker containerization.

Question 4

How can I interact with Ppdiary, for example, using Claude?

Accepted Answer

You interact with Ppdiary through MCP-compatible clients. By configuring Ppdiary as an MCP server in your client (e.g., Claude Desktop), you can use natural language commands to write, search, read, edit, and delete diary entries.

Question 5

Can I configure Ppdiary to display entries in my local timezone?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can configure the `TZ` environment variable in your Docker setup (e.g., `TZ: Asia/Tokyo`) to ensure diary timestamps are displayed in your local timezone. Without this, timestamps default to UTC.

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