notes
Search and browse Apple Notes. Use when user asks about notes, wants to find something in notes, or list their notes.
When & Why to Use This Skill
The Apple Notes skill enables Claude to seamlessly interact with your Apple Notes database, allowing for efficient searching, reading, creating, and deleting of notes. This integration bridges the gap between AI assistance and personal documentation, enhancing productivity by providing a natural language interface for managing your personal knowledge base and daily records.
Use Cases
- Information Retrieval: Quickly locate specific details, such as meeting minutes, project ideas, or recipes, using fuzzy search across your entire Apple Notes library.
- Streamlined Note-Taking: Create new notes or document brainstorming sessions instantly through Claude without needing to switch between applications.
- Knowledge Organization: Browse existing folders, list recent entries, and manage your documentation structure to keep your personal or professional information well-organized.
- Content Management: Read and review specific note contents to provide context for complex tasks or delete outdated information to maintain a clean workspace.
| name | notes |
|---|---|
| description | Search, browse, create, and delete Apple Notes. Use when user asks about notes, wants to find something in notes, create a new note, or delete notes. |
Apple Notes Skill
Search, browse, create, and delete Apple Notes with fuzzy matching.
Prerequisites
Ensure the notes CLI is installed:
if ! command -v notes &> /dev/null; then
pnpm add -g @cardmagic/notes
fi
Commands
Search notes
notes search "query" [-l limit] [-f folder] [-a after_date]
Recent notes
notes recent [-l limit]
Read a note by ID
notes read <id>
List folders
notes folders [-l limit]
Notes in folder
notes folder "folder_name" [-l limit]
Index statistics
notes stats
Rebuild index
notes index [-f|--force]
Create a note
notes create "Title" --body "Content" [--folder "Folder"]
Delete a note
notes delete "Title" [--folder "Folder"]
Examples
- Search for "recipe":
notes search "recipe" - Recent notes:
notes recent - Notes in Taxes folder:
notes folder Taxes - Read note ID 123:
notes read 123 - Create a note:
notes create "Meeting Notes" --body "Agenda items..." - Delete a note:
notes delete "Old Draft"