Bear MCP Server

> [!IMPORTANT] > This application is currently under development. A known issue exists where **a browser opens for every API call**. # Bear MCP Server [](https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear/actions/workflows/python-app.yaml) [](https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear/blob/main/LICENSE) [](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit) [](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff) [](https://smithery.ai/server/@jkawamoto/mcp-bear) A MCP server for interacting with [Bear](https://bear.app/) note-taking software. <a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/2gg54jdwwv"><img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/2gg54jdwwv/badge" alt="Bear Server MCP server" /></a> ## 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: ```yaml 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](https://block.github.io/goose/docs/getting-started/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`: ```json { "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](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user). #### Installing via Smithery To install Bear MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@jkawamoto/mcp-bear): ```bash 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](https://bear.app/faq/x-callback-url-scheme-documentation/) for details on each action. - [x] /open-note - [x] /create - [ ] /add-text - [ ] /add-file - [x] /tags - [x] /open-tag - [ ] /rename-tag - [ ] /delete-tag - [ ] /trash - [ ] /archive - [ ] /untagged - [x] /todo - [x] /today - [ ] /locked - [x] /search - [x] /grab-url ## License This application is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more details.