Apple Notes MCP Server

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Apple Notes integration on macOS. Provides programmatic access to create, read, and search Apple Notes.

Features

• Search Notes: Find notes using comma-separated search terms (OR logic)

• Get Note by Title: Retrieve note content by its title

• Get Note by ID: Retrieve note content by its unique ID

• Create Note: Create new notes with title and content

Related MCP server: macnotes-mcp

Requirements

• macOS (Apple Notes is macOS-only)

• Node.js (version 14 or higher recommended)

• Apple Notes app installed

Installation

npm install

Usage

This is an MCP server designed to be used with MCP-compatible clients. To run the server:

npm start

Or directly:

node index.js

Available Tools

find_apple_notes

Search for notes using comma-separated terms (OR search).

Parameters:

• search_terms (string, required): Comma-separated search terms

Returns: JSON array of matching notes with id, title, creation_date, and modification_date

get_apple_note_by_title

Get the content of a specific note by its title.

Parameters:

• title (string, required): Title of the note

Returns: Note content as text

get_apple_note_by_id

Get the content of a specific note by its ID.

Parameters:

• note_id (string, required): ID of the note

Returns: Note content as text

create_apple_note

Create a new note in Apple Notes.

Parameters:

• title (string, required): Title of the new note

• content (string, required): Content of the new note

Returns: Success message with the new note's ID

Configuration

To use this MCP server with Claude Desktop or other MCP clients, add it to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-notes": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/apple-notes-mcp/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Limitations

• Only works on macOS with Apple Notes installed

• Requires appropriate permissions for osascript to access Notes

• Read-only operations - no editing or deletion capabilities (preserves note integrity)

License

MIT