Apple Notes MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| notes_list_accountsA | List all Apple Notes accounts available on this Mac. |
| notes_list_foldersA | List folders across Apple Notes. Optionally scope by account_id or account_name. |
| notes_list_notesC | List notes with optional scoping by account/folder and optional full body output. |
| notes_get_recent_notesB | List recently modified notes from the last N days. |
| notes_get_noteA | Get a specific note by note_id with full HTML + text body. |
| notes_search_notesB | Search notes by keyword across title, body, folder path, and account. Optionally scoped to account/folder. |
| notes_create_folderB | Create a folder in Apple Notes. You can target an account and optionally create it inside a parent folder. |
| notes_delete_folderA | Delete a folder (destructive). Requires confirm=true and reason. Can be targeted by folder_id or folder_name (+ account scope). |
| notes_create_noteC | Create a note in Apple Notes. Supports plain text or HTML body and optional title. |
| notes_update_noteA | Update an existing note by note_id. You can set title, body, or both. Body supports plain text or HTML. |
| notes_append_to_noteB | Append content to an existing note by note_id. Supports plain text or HTML append mode. |
| notes_move_noteB | Move a note to another folder by note_id + target_folder_id/target_folder_name. |
| notes_delete_noteA | Delete a note (destructive). Requires confirm=true and reason. |
| notes_list_attachmentsA | List metadata for all attachments in a specific note. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 14 tools
Most tools have clearly distinct purposes: accounts, folders, notes, and attachments are separate concerns. There is mild overlap between list_notes, search_notes, and get_recent_notes, but the descriptions scope them well enough for an agent to choose correctly.
All tools share the notes_ prefix and follow a verb_noun pattern: list_, get_, search_, create_, update_, delete_, move_, append_to_. The naming is highly predictable and consistent across the entire set.
14 tools is well within the ideal range for a domain-specific MCP server. Each tool covers a meaningful operation on Apple Notes without unnecessary redundancy or bloat.
The core note lifecycle is well covered: create, read, update, append, move, search, list, and delete. Minor gaps exist around folder rename/update and attachments being metadata-only, but these are not severe dead ends.