Apple Notes MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLE_NOTES_MCP_BACKUP_DIR | No | Directory for pre-mutation snapshots. Defaults to ~/.local/share/apple-notes-mcp/backups/. |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| list-notesB | Count the notes currently in the local index. |
| index-notesA | Index all Apple Notes for semantic search. Tell the user this can take from a few seconds to a few minutes depending on how many notes they have. |
| get-noteA | Get a note's full content and details by exact title. Optional |
| search-notesA | Search notes by meaning and by text (hybrid vector + full-text search). |
| create-noteB | Create a new Apple Note. Content must be HTML without newlines. |
| update-noteA | Replace the body of an existing Apple Note matched by exact title. Content must be HTML without newlines. The current body is snapshotted to disk before being overwritten. Fails (and leaves the note untouched) if zero or multiple notes share the title within the resolved scope (the whole Notes app if |
| append-noteA | Append HTML to the body of an existing Apple Note matched by exact title. Content must be HTML without newlines. The current body is snapshotted to disk before being modified. Fails (and leaves the note untouched) if zero or multiple notes share the title within the resolved scope (the whole Notes app if |
| backup-noteA | Snapshot the current HTML body of a note (matched by exact title) to disk and return the file path. Useful before risky multi-step edits. Fails if zero or multiple notes share the title within the resolved scope. Pass |
| list-foldersA | Return the names of all Apple Notes folders. |
| list-folder-notesB | List the titles of all notes inside a named Apple Notes folder. |
| create-note-in-folderA | Create a new Apple Note inside a specific folder. Content must be HTML without newlines. Fails if the folder does not exist — use list-folders to check first. |
| move-noteA | Move an existing Apple Note (matched by exact title) into the named destination |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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