What can you do with this server?

The Bear MCP Server allows users to interact with Bear note-taking software via API calls, providing functionality to: * Open a note by its ID or title * Create a new note with optional tags, title, and text * List all tags displayed in Bear's sidebar * Open notes associated with a specific tag * Access the Todo sidebar item with search functionality * View the Today sidebar section * Search across all notes or within a specific tag * Create a note from web page content with optional tags

How do I use Bear MCP Server?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Bear MCP Server search for meeting notes from last week" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

Bear MCP Server

Python Application pre-commit GitHub License

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

Installation

NOTE

You'll needuv installed on your system to use uvx command.

goose

Open this link

goose://extension?cmd=uvx&arg=--from&arg=git%2Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fjkawamoto%2Fmcp-bear&arg=mcp-bear&id=bear&name=Bear&description=Interacting%20with%20Bear%20note-taking%20software&env=BEAR_API_TOKEN

to launch the installer, then click "Yes" to confirm the installation. Set BEAR_API_TOKEN environment variable to your api token.

You can also directly edit the config 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 more details on configuring MCP servers in Goose, refer to the documentation: Using Extensions | goose.

Claude

Download the latest MCP bundle mcp-bear.mcpb from the Releases page, then open the downloaded .mcpb file or drag it into the Claude Desktop's Settings window.

You can also manually configure this server for Claude Desktop. Edit the claude_desktop_config.json file by adding the following entry under mcpServers:

{ "mcpServers": { "bear": { "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: Connect to local MCP servers - Model Context Protocol.