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Supercharged Mind Mapping: Talking to Your Ideas with AI Agents and MCP
Supercharged Mind Mapping: Talking to Your Ideas with AI Agents and MCP
Mind Mapping app: https://mindmap.chaotung.com/
As I continued to refine my mind-mapping application, I found myself driven by a single, persistent question: What if you could converse with your entire mind map and instantly transform those ideas into structured documents? I envisioned moving beyond simple bullet points to a world where scattered thoughts could be deepened into meaningful insights with ease.
The key was to create a workflow that felt automatic, intuitive, and seamless. I wanted to eliminate the frustrating back-and-forth of toggling between applications, logging into various services, and the tedious task of copy-pasting.
This ambition for cross-application efficiency led me to develop and integrate a suite of powerful new features: APIs, a chat interface powered by an AI agent, and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
The Build: Bringing Conversational AI to Mind Mapping
To bring this vision to life, I focused on three core components:
Mind Map APIs: I developed APIs to support "map-to-text" and "text-to-map" functionalities. This allows external tools to directly interact with the mind map, creating a two-way street for information.
Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers: To bridge the gap between visual thinking and structured writing, I built MCP servers. These servers connect to tools like Dynalist, enabling them to find, create, update, and extract content from folders and documents.
Embedded Chatbot Interface: To save development time and deliver a functional experience quickly, I chose to embed an existing n8n chat interface directly into the mind map. This creates a conversational space where users can interact with an AI agent in real time. The assistant can analyze the entire mind map, summarize its content, convert it into structured documents, or even do the reverse by transforming external documents into organized, visual maps.
The Result: New Features Now Live
Here are some of the key features I’ve been refining in this phase of development:
AI Chat Assistant: This built-in AI acts as your personal thought partner, helping you navigate, summarize, and transform your mind maps in real time. For enhanced security, user and password authentication is required. The AI agent also has additional tools accessible via MCP and HTTP requests. For example, you can ask the AI agent to:
Content Transformation: Turn mind map bullet points into structured written content.
Mind Map Analysis: Instantly generate summaries or deep dives into your maps to grasp big ideas or fine details.
Export to Documents: Seamlessly export your mind maps into tools like Dynalist, with Google Docs integration coming soon.
Import from Documents: Import and transform a Dynalist document into a mind map, with Google Docs support on the horizon.
Dynalist Integration via MCP: The initial integration with Dynalist allows you to:
Find folder and document IDs by name.
Create new folders and documents on the fly.
Insert content directly into an existing document.
Enhanced Mind Map APIs:
Import markdown directly into your current mind map.
Export your mind map to markdown format or as a file.
This phase of the project has been about refining the foundational elements I’ve laid and unlocking more fluid ways to think, organize, and create. It’s not just about building a tool; it's about redefining how I interact with my own thoughts.
How could AI improve your personal thinking and organizational workflows? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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