Nuwa Pen AI Connector (MCP)

The Nuwa Pen AI Connector lets you connect your handwritten notes to AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT. Once connected, you can ask the AI to recall what you wrote, search across notebooks, and get structured summaries — all without leaving the conversation.

Written By Marc Tuinier

Last updated 10 days ago

How it works

The connector uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to give your AI assistant secure, read-only access to your note transcriptions. It cannot modify, delete, or create notes — it can only read them.

When you ask the AI something about your notes, it calls the Nuwa API on your behalf, fetches the relevant transcriptions, and uses them to answer your question.

Getting started

Claude (Anthropic)

  1. Make sure you're on a Claude Pro, Team, or Enterprise plan

  2. Go to Settings → Connectors

  3. Search for Nuwa Pen and click Connect

  4. Sign in with your Nuwa account (the same email and password you use in the Nuwa+ app)

  5. Once connected, make sure the Nuwa Pen toggle is on when chatting

That's it — start asking Claude about your notes.

Cursor

  1. Open Cursor Settings → MCP

  2. Click Add new MCP server

  3. Set the URL to https://mcp.nuwapen.com/

  4. Choose Streamable HTTP as the transport

  5. Authenticate with your Nuwa account when prompted

Other MCP-compatible apps

Any app that supports MCP over Streamable HTTP can connect using:

  • Server URL: https://mcp.nuwapen.com/

  • Authentication: OAuth 2.0

What you can do

Recall recent writing

"What did I write today?"

"Show me my notes from this morning"

The AI fetches your recent notes and summarises what you've written, organised by time.

Search across notebooks

"Find my notes about the product roadmap"

"Do I have any notes mentioning Sarah's feedback?"

Searches across all transcription fields — the pen uses multiple OCR engines, so even messy handwriting is searchable.

Summarise a notebook

"Summarise everything in my Meeting Notes notebook"

"What are the key themes in my Research canvas?"

The AI lists your notebooks, pulls all notes from the one you specify, and produces a structured summary.

Get a weekly digest

"Give me a digest of everything I wrote this week"

Retrieves all notes from the past 7 days and organises them day-by-day.

Check your stats

"How many notes have I written in the last month?"

Returns note counts, date ranges, and a breakdown by status (active, archived, trashed).

Available tools

The connector provides 7 read-only tools:

ToolWhat it does

Get Recent Notes

Fetch notes from the last N minutes

Get Latest Note

Fetch the single most recent note

Get Notes Since

Fetch all notes after a specific date

Search Notes

Search by keyword across all transcriptions

Get Note Stats

Summary statistics (counts, date range, status)

List Canvases

List all your notebooks

Get Notes by Canvas

Fetch all notes from a specific notebook

Archived & trashed notes

By default, archived and trashed notes are excluded from results. If you want to include them, just ask:

"Show me my trashed notes"

"Search my archived notes for project plans"

The AI will include them when you explicitly ask.

Privacy & security

  • Read-only access — the connector cannot modify, delete, or create notes

  • No note content is stored — transcriptions are fetched on-demand and passed directly to the AI assistant. The connector does not cache or log your note content.

  • Encrypted — all communication uses HTTPS/TLS

  • Your credentials are safe — authentication uses OAuth 2.0. Your password is never shared with or stored by the AI assistant.

  • Session persistence — you stay logged in across sessions without needing to re-authenticate

  • Revoke anytime — disconnect the connector in your AI assistant's settings to immediately revoke access

For full details, see our Privacy Policy.

Requirements

  • A Nuwa Pen with notes synced to the cloud via the Nuwa+ app

  • A Nuwa account (free or paid — both work)

  • An AI assistant that supports MCP (e.g. Claude Pro, Cursor)

No special permissions, admin access, or developer setup required. Available globally.

Troubleshooting

"No notes found"

  • Make sure your notes are synced in the Nuwa+ app. The connector reads from the cloud, not directly from the pen.

  • Try asking for a wider time range: "Show me notes from the last week"

"Authentication failed"

  • Verify you're using the same email and password as the Nuwa+ app

  • If you use Google Sign-In in the app, use the Continue with Google option on the login page

  • Try disconnecting and reconnecting the connector

"Session expired"

This shouldn't happen under normal use — sessions auto-refresh. If it does:

  1. Disconnect the connector in your AI assistant's settings

  2. Reconnect and sign in again

Connection seems slow

The first request after connecting may take a few seconds as the session is established. Subsequent requests are faster.

Support

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