Zen

关于

Zen is a self-hosted, minimal notes application designed for efficient personal knowledge management. It leverages a single Go binary, storing notes as standard Markdown files within a local SQLite database. Emphasizing low resource usage and a clean interface, Zen allows users to organize their thoughts with flexible tags and quickly retrieve information through a powerful full-text search engine with BM25 ranking. Its built-in MCP support enables seamless integration for searching, listing, and reading notes, making it an ideal solution for those seeking a lightweight, private, and highly accessible note-taking system.

主要功能

• Single Go binary or Docker Compose deployment
• Organize with flexible tags and full-text search with BM25 ranking
• Stores notes as standard Markdown files in SQLite
• 393 GitHub stars
• Low resource usage and minimal dependency footprint
• MCP support for searching, listing and reading notes

使用案例

• Building a lightweight, searchable collection of markdown notes
• Personal note-taking and knowledge base management
• Self-hosted private journaling or documentation