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Bear MCP Server

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A MCP server for interacting with Bear note-taking software.

Installation

For Goose CLI

To enable the Bear extension in Goose CLI, edit the configuration file ~/.config/goose/config.yaml to include the following entry:

extensions: bear: name: Bear cmd: uvx args: [--from, git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear, mcp-bear] envs: { "BEAR_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>" } enabled: true type: stdio

For Goose Desktop

Add a new extension with the following settings:

  • Type: Standard IO

  • ID: bear

  • Name: Bear

  • Description: Interacting with Bear note-taking software

  • Command: uvx --from git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear mcp-bear

  • Environment Variables: Add BEAR_API_TOKEN with your api token

For more details on configuring MCP servers in Goose Desktop, refer to the documentation: Using Extensions - MCP Servers.

For Claude Desktop

To configure this server for Claude Desktop, edit the claude_desktop_config.json file with the following entry under mcpServers:

{ "mcpServers": { "youtube-transcript": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "--from", "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear", "mcp-bear", "--token", "<YOUR_TOKEN>" ] } } }

After editing, restart the application. For more information, see: For Claude Desktop Users - Model Context Protocol.

Installing via Smithery

To install Bear MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @jkawamoto/mcp-bear --client claude

Actions Implemented

The server supports the following actions. Refer to Bear's X-callback-url Scheme documentation for details on each action.

  • /open-note

  • /create

  • /add-text

  • /add-file

  • /tags

  • /open-tag

  • /rename-tag

  • /delete-tag

  • /trash

  • /archive

  • /untagged

  • /todo

  • /today

  • /locked

  • /search

  • /grab-url

License

This application is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

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Facilitates interaction with Bear note-taking software, allowing users to perform actions like opening notes, creating notes, and searching through Bear's X-callback-url Scheme.

  1. Installation
    1. For Goose CLI
    2. For Goose Desktop
    3. For Claude Desktop
  2. Actions Implemented
    1. License

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