reMarkable 2 + AI: Complete Mapping of Hacks, Tools, and Workflows

Last verified: February 2026

The reMarkable 2 is a full-root-access Linux e-ink tablet. Its zero-distraction philosophy makes it a thinking tool, but its native integrations are minimal. This page covers everything that exists to augment it with AI, from the simplest to the most technical.

See also: AI Ecosystem for the broader mapping of the AI ecosystem (beyond hardware).

Table of Contents

1. remarkable-mcp: direct MCP access via SSH
2. Ghostwriter: Vision-LLM Interface
3. Sync reMarkable → Obsidian
4. OCR + Custom AI Pipeline
5. SSH Access and Community Tools
6. Underused Native Features
7. Official API and Developer Portal
8. Zapier Automation
9. Read-it-later: Web to reMarkable
10. Meeting Notes → AI Summary
11. Zotero to reMarkable (research)
12. Screen sharing as an AI-assisted whiteboard
13. Custom apps and fun hacks
14. AI-augmented workflows to build
15. Where to start

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1. remarkable-mcp: direct MCP access via SSH

ROI: maximal | Effort: medium | Connection: SSH over USB (no cloud)

Sam Morrow created an MCP server that connects the reMarkable directly to Claude Code, VS Code Copilot, and any MCP-compatible AI assistant.

Attribute	Details
Repo	https://github.com/SamMorrowDrums/remarkable-mcp
Blog	https://sam-morrow.com/blog/building-an-mcp-server-for-remarkable
Connection	SSH over USB (no cloud, no subscription)
Language	Python (FastMCP)

What it does

• Native extraction of typed text (Type Folio / virtual keyboard), instant, no OCR
• Handwriting OCR via Google Cloud Vision (1000 free requests/month)
• Smart search across your entire library
• Text extraction from PDF and EPUB, plus annotations
• Full traversal of documents

Why it's #1

You can ask Claude "what did I note about X during the January 15 meeting?" It will search through your handwritten notes. The reMarkable becomes a queryable second brain.

Technical stack

FastMCP + rmscene (native .rm parsing) + PyMuPDF (PDF)
+ Google Cloud Vision (OCR) + Paramiko (SSH)

Quick installation

# 1. Enable SSH on the reMarkable
# Settings → Help → Copyrights and licenses → IP + root password

# 2. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/SamMorrowDrums/remarkable-mcp
cd remarkable-mcp && pip install -e .

# 3. Add to Claude Code
# In ~/.claude.json or via "claude mcp add"

Configuration in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "remarkable": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "remarkable_mcp"],
      "env": {
        "REMARKABLE_HOST": "10.11.99.1",