Apple Notes MCP server

This MCP server enables AI assistants to interact with Apple Notes, allowing you to create, search, and retrieve notes through natural language commands. It works directly with your iCloud Notes account to manage your notes efficiently.

Prerequisites

Before installing the Apple Notes MCP server, ensure you have:

• macOS with Apple Notes app configured
• Node.js (version 20.0.0 or higher)
• Yarn package manager

Installation

Follow these steps to install the Apple Notes MCP server:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Siddhant-K-code/mcp-apple-notes.git
   cd mcp-apple-notes
   

2. Install dependencies:

   yarn install
   

3. Build the project:

   yarn build
   

4. Start the server:

   yarn start
   

Claude Desktop Configuration

To use the server with Claude Desktop, update your claude_desktop_config.json with:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-notes": {
      "command": "yarn",
      "args": ["start"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/mcp-apple-notes"
    }
  }
}

Note: Replace /path/to/mcp-apple-notes with the actual path to your cloned repository. You may need to authorize the script to access Apple Notes when first running commands.

When the server starts successfully, you'll see:

Starting Apple Notes MCP server.

Available Tools

Create Note

Creates a new note in Apple Notes.

Parameters:

{
  title: string;      // The title of the note
  content: string;    // The content of the note
  tags?: string[];    // Optional tags for the note
}

Example Response:

Note created: My New Note

Search Notes

Search for notes by title.

Parameters:

{
  query: string; // The search query
}

Example Response:

Meeting Notes
Shopping List
Ideas for Project

Get Note Content

Retrieve the full content of a specific note.

Parameters:

{
  title: string; // The exact title of the note
}

Example Response:

[Full content of the note]

Example Use Cases

Quick Note Taking

Create notes during meetings or brainstorming sessions:

{
  "title": "Team Meeting Notes",
  "content": "Discussion points:\n1. Project timeline\n2. Resource allocation",
  "tags": ["meetings", "work"]
}

Information Retrieval

Search for specific notes when you need them:

{
  "query": "meeting"
}

Content Review

Get the full content of a specific note:

{
  "title": "Team Meeting Notes"
}

Tips for Best Results

• Ensure your Apple Notes app is properly configured with iCloud
• Use descriptive titles for better searchability
• Include relevant tags when creating notes for better organization
• When searching for notes, use specific keywords to narrow down results

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "apple-notes" '{"command":"yarn","args":["start"],"cwd":"/path/to/mcp-apple-notes"}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apple-notes": {
            "command": "yarn",
            "args": [
                "start"
            ],
            "cwd": "/path/to/mcp-apple-notes"
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apple-notes": {
            "command": "yarn",
            "args": [
                "start"
            ],
            "cwd": "/path/to/mcp-apple-notes"
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect