Writing
Notes on building Jotnow: MCP design, sync without drama, and keeping a small tool small.
2026
Keeping MCP out of your context window Takeaway A notes tool should return titles, not bodies Introducing Jotnow Takeaway Tell your agent “jot that down.” That’s the product.
Why Jotnow launched without offline writes Takeaway A read cache beats a write queue — until the day it doesn’t
Why Jotnow is free Takeaway Lightweight to run, nothing to sell