Create NoteLABSCO SUMMARY
Three operations, and the sync comes free.
Because it writes into the Notes app rather than a private store, a note captured during a conversation is on your phone a moment later without any additional plumbing. Retrieval is by exact title, so descriptive titles are not a style preference here — they are how you get the note back. The author flags that the project is not actively maintained, which is worth weighing before it becomes part of a daily workflow.
What it is
A small AppleScript-backed bridge to the Apple Notes app on macOS. It works against the account already configured on the machine, so notes created here appear on your other devices through iCloud.
What you get
- Create a note from a title and content, with optional tags for organisation
- Search notes by title and get back the list of matching note titles
- Retrieve the full content of a note by its exact title
- Notes go to the Notes account already set up on the machine, so they sync the way your other notes do
Requirements
macOS with Apple Notes configured, Node.js 20.0.0 or higher, and Yarn. Build from a checkout with yarn build and run with yarn start; the client points at the repository directory. macOS asks you to authorise access to Notes the first time a command runs. The README states the project is not actively maintained.
Setup effort
Build from source — git clone https://github.com/Siddhant-K-code/mcp-apple-notes.git
USE CASES
Capturing a meeting without switching apps
Title, body and tags go straight into Apple Notes.
Finding a note you wrote earlier
Search by title returns the matching notes to choose from.
Bringing an old note back into context
Read the full content by exact title.
3 tools
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
Search NotesGet Note ContentBEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
3 tools named in the project's documentation.
Requires
- macOS with Apple Notes configured
- Node.js 20.0.0 or higher
- Yarn
Where it runs
The documented client runs the server on your machine.
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
git clone https://github.com/Siddhant-K-code/mcp-apple-notes.git
cd mcp-apple-notes
yarn install
yarn buildMCP Clients
Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-notes": {
"command": "yarn",
"args": [
"--cwd",
"<YOUR_PATH_TO_MCP_APPLE_NOTES>",
"start"
]
}
}
}<YOUR_PATH_TO_MCP_APPLE_NOTES> is the full path of the folder the git clone created. macOS asks you to allow access to Notes the first time a command runs.