henilcalagiya/mcp-apple-notes

Overview

A local MCP server that lets LLMs read, search, and create notes in Apple Notes. It uses Python to interface with the macOS Notes database, enabling programmatic access through the Model Context Protocol.

Best for

Best for
Developers building macOS-native AI assistants that need to read or write Apple Notes

Use cases

• Search and retrieve notes by content or title
• Create new notes from LLM-generated text
• Automate note organization and backup workflows

How to use

Install

uvx mcp-apple-notes@latest

Tools exposed

• create_note
• read_note
• update_note
• delete_note
• move_note
• list_all_notes
• create_folder
• read_folder
• rename_folder
• delete_folder
• move_folder
• search_notes
• list_folder_with_structure
• list_notes_with_structure

Tested with

Continue.dev, Claude Desktop, Perplexity, Cursor

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "apple-notes": {\n      "command": "uvx",\n      "args": ["mcp-apple-notes@latest"]\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

A local MCP server that lets LLMs read, search, and create notes in Apple Notes. It uses Python to interface with the macOS Notes database, enabling programmatic access through the Model Context Protocol.

50 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-09-11. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Search and retrieve notes by content or title
• Create new notes from LLM-generated text
• Automate note organization and backup workflows

Pros

• Direct local access to Apple Notes without cloud dependencies
• Simple MCP integration for LLM toolchains
• Lightweight Python implementation

Cons

• Limited to macOS only
• Requires granting full disk access to the Notes database
• Small community and limited documentation

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