bear_trash_note

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• mcp-server/src/tools.ts:311-333 (handler)

  Definition of the bear_trash_note tool with its schema, metadata, and buildArgs function that constructs the CLI command ['trash', id, '--json'] to move a Bear note to the trash.

  bear_trash_note: {
    tool: {
      name: "bear_trash_note",
      description:
        "Move a Bear note to the trash. This is a soft delete — the note can be recovered from Bear's trash. The note is identified by its ID.",
      inputSchema: {
        type: "object" as const,
        properties: {
          id: {
            type: "string",
            description: "Note ID (uniqueIdentifier)",
          },
        },
        required: ["id"],
      },
      annotations: {
        readOnlyHint: false,
        destructiveHint: true,
        idempotentHint: true,
      },
    },
    buildArgs: (input) => ["trash", String(input.id), "--json"],
  },

• mcp-server/src/tools.ts:316-325 (schema)

  Input schema requiring a single 'id' string parameter to identify which note to trash.

  inputSchema: {
    type: "object" as const,
    properties: {
      id: {
        type: "string",
        description: "Note ID (uniqueIdentifier)",
      },
    },
    required: ["id"],
  },

• mcp-server/src/index.ts:29-30 (registration)

  The tool is registered via the ListToolsRequestSchema handler which exposes all tools (including bear_trash_note) from the tools map.

  server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => ({
    tools: Object.values(tools).map((t) => t.tool),

• mcp-server/src/index.ts:33-89 (registration)

  The CallToolRequestSchema handler dispatches calls to the correct tool handler by name, invoking bear_trash_note's buildArgs to construct CLI args.

  server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => {
    const { name, arguments: input } = request.params;
    const handler = tools[name];
  
    if (!handler) {
      return {
        content: [{ type: "text", text: `Unknown tool: ${name}` }],
        isError: true,
      };
    }
  
    const params = (input ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
  
    // Validate bear_edit_note: need at least one edit operation
    if (name === "bear_edit_note") {
      const hasAppend = params.append_text !== undefined;
      const hasBody = params.body !== undefined;
      const hasSetFm = params.set_frontmatter !== undefined &&
        Object.keys(params.set_frontmatter as object).length > 0;
      const hasRemoveFm = Array.isArray(params.remove_frontmatter) &&
        (params.remove_frontmatter as unknown[]).length > 0;
      const hasFm = hasSetFm || hasRemoveFm;
  
      if (!hasAppend && !hasBody && !hasFm) {
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: "Provide 'append_text', 'body', 'set_frontmatter', or 'remove_frontmatter'.",
            },
          ],
          isError: true,
        };
      }
      if (hasAppend && hasBody) {
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: "Provide either 'append_text' or 'body', not both.",
            },
          ],
          isError: true,
        };
      }
    }
  
    try {
      const args = handler.buildArgs(params);
      let result: { stdout: string; stderr: string };
  
      // Check if this tool needs stdin piping
      const stdinData = handler.usesStdin?.(params) ?? null;
      if (stdinData !== null) {
        result = await execBcliWithStdinAndReauth(args, stdinData);
      } else {
        result = await execBcliWithReauth(args);