# inotes-mcp

> inotes-mcp — Apple Notes CLI (inotes) + MCP-friendly agent schema. Typer.

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/inotes-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: ml-lubich
- homepage: https://github.com/ml-lubich/inotes
- repository: https://github.com/ml-lubich/inotes
- version: 0.3.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: agent, apple-notes, cli, macos, notes, typer, mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:inotes-mcp

### Description (declared)

# inotes — Apple Notes CLI

`inotes` is a Typer command line for **Apple Notes** — list, search, read,
create, edit, delete, pin, unpin, attach local files, and inventory note links.
Part of the `imsg` / `imail` / `inotes` / `wa` local-first tool family.

```bash
inotes list --limit 20
inotes search "standup" --json
inotes show "Project Plan"
inotes create --title "Idea" --body "…"
inotes edit --title "Idea" --body "Revised text"
inotes pin "Project Plan"
inotes unpin "Project Plan"
inotes attach "Project Plan" --file ./demo.wav
inotes attachments "Project Plan" --json
inotes links --output ./inotes-links.md
inotes update
```

---

## macOS only

`inotes` drives **Notes.app** through AppleScript (`osascript`), which only
exists on macOS. There is no Linux or Windows build, and none is planned —
the tool has nothing to talk to without Notes.app.

---

## Install

```bash
# Homebrew
brew install ml-lubich/tap/inotes

# pip
pip install inotes-mcp

# from a clone
git clone https://github.com/ml-lubich/inotes-mcp.git
cd inotes-mcp
uv tool install .
```

> The PyPI/Homebrew package is `inotes-mcp`; the installed command is always
> `inotes`.

## Permissions

`inotes` needs Automation access to Notes.app. The first time it runs a
command, macOS will prompt you to allow it — or grant it up front in
**System Settings → Privacy & Security → Automation** (allow your terminal
app to control Notes). Verify it's working with:

```bash
inotes doctor
```

---

## Quick start

```bash
inotes doctor                                        # verify Notes.app access
inotes list --limit 20                               # recent note titles
inotes list -j                                        # {"notes": [...]}
inotes search "standup" --limit 10 --json             # search titles + bodies
inotes show "My Note"                                 # exact-title lookup
inotes create --title "Idea" --body "…"               # new note
inotes create --title "Work" --body "…" --folder "Projects"
i…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.terminal (1, derived)
- productivity.notes (1, declared)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/inotes-mcp/ (first seen 2026-10-28T07:25:06.762Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/inotes-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/inotes-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:inotes-mcp