Bear MCP Server

This project is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Bear Notes.

Bear stores notes on SQLite database. This MCP server runs some SQL commands to access this notes. https://bear.app/faq/where-are-bears-notes-located

Features

• Read notes

• Search notes by text

• List all tags

Related MCP server: MCP Zotero

Installation

# Clone the project
git clone https://github.com/akseyh/bear-mcp-server

# Change directory
cd bear-mcp-server

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Claude Desktop Config

Update your claude_desktop_config.json

Docker

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "bear": {
            "command": "docker",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "-v",
                "/Users/[YOUR_USER_NAME]/Library/Group Containers/9K33E3U3T4.net.shinyfrog.bear/Application Data:/app/db",
                "-i",
                "akseyh/bear-mcp-server"
            ]
        }
    }
}

NPM

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bear": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
          "bear-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

When the server is started, the following MCP tools become available:

• get_notes: Retrieves all notes

• get_tags: Lists all tags

• get_notes_like: Searches for notes containing specific text

Requirements

• Node.js

• Bear note application (macOS)

• Access to Bear database

License

ISC