Read local Apple Notes sqlite database and provide it as a context protocol server for Claude Desktop.
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# Apple Notes Model Context Protocol Server for Claude Desktop. Read your local Apple Notes database and provide it to Claude Desktop. Now Claude can search your most forgotten notes and know even more about you. Noting could go wrong. ## Components ### Resources The server implements the ability to read and write to your Apple Notes. ### Tools The server provides multiple prompts: - `get-all-notes`: Get all notes. - `read-note`: Get full content of a specific note. - `search-notes`: Search through notes. ### Missing Features: - No handling of encrypted notes (ZISPASSWORDPROTECTED) - No support for pinned notes filtering - No handling of cloud sync status - Missing attachment content retrieval - No support for checklist status (ZHASCHECKLIST) - No ability to create or edit notes ## Quickstart ### Install the server Recommend using [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/) to install the server locally for Claude. ``` uvx install github:yourusername/apple-notes-mcp@v0.1.1 ``` OR ``` uv pip install git+https://github.com/yourusername/apple-notes-mcp.git@v0.1.1 ``` Add your config as described below. #### Claude Desktop On MacOS: `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` On Windows: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` Note: You might need to use the direct path to `uv`. Use `which uv` to find the path. <details> <summary>Development/Unpublished Servers Configuration</summary> ```json "mcpServers": { "apple-notes-mcp": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "{project_dir}", "run", "apple-notes-mcp" ] } } ``` </details> <details> <summary>Published Servers Configuration</summary> ```json "mcpServers": { "apple-notes-mcp": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "apple-notes-mcp" ] } } ``` </details> ## Mac OS Disk Permissions You'll need to grant Full Disk Access to the server. This …
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