---
title: "Update Text Note"
description: "Update an existing text note's name, content, or metadata."
---

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# Update Text Note

Use the Speak AI MCP server tool `update_text_note` to update an existing text
note's name, content, or metadata.

## What does it do?

Update an existing text note's name, content, or metadata. Updating text content
will trigger re-analysis.

## Parameters

`update_text_note` takes 6 parameters, 1 of them required.

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mediaId` | string | Yes | Unique identifier of the text note |
| `name` | string | No | New name for the text note |
| `text` | string | No | New text content (will trigger re-analysis) |
| `description` | string | No | Updated description |
| `folderId` | string | No | Move to a different folder |
| `tags` | string | No | Updated comma-separated tags |

## Behaviour

The Speak AI MCP server publishes these behaviour hints for `update_text_note`.

- Can change data in your workspace.
- Can delete or overwrite data. Use with care.
- Repeating an identical call is safe.
- Stays inside Speak AI. Does not reach other systems.

## Related

- [Text notes](/mcp/tools/text-notes/) lists the rest of the Text notes category.
- [Tool reference](/mcp/tools/) lists every Speak AI MCP server tool.
- [MCP server](/mcp/) covers setup, supported clients, and what agents can do once
  connected.

Source: https://docs.speakai.co/mcp/tools/text-notes/update_text_note/index.mdx