Apple Notes Model Context Protocol (MCP) server – exposes your local Apple Notes database to Claude Desktop with tools to list, read and search notes.
https://github.com/sirmews/apple-notes-mcpStop copying and pasting notes into Claude conversations. This MCP server connects your entire Apple Notes collection directly to Claude Desktop, turning your scattered thoughts into a searchable knowledge base that Claude can instantly access.
You've been doing it wrong. Every time you need Claude to reference something from your notes, you're manually hunting through Apple Notes, copying text, and pasting it into conversations. Meanwhile, those brilliant ideas you jotted down months ago stay buried because you forgot they existed.
This MCP server flips that workflow. Claude can now search through your entire Apple Notes database, read specific notes, and reference your personal knowledge without you ever leaving the conversation.
Instant Note Access: Claude can search your notes by content, read full notes, and reference specific information without you manually sharing anything.
Zero Context Switching: Stay in your Claude conversation while Claude pulls relevant information from notes you wrote weeks ago.
Forgotten Knowledge Recovery: That perfect solution you noted down but can't remember? Claude finds it in seconds.
Project Planning: "Claude, check my notes about the database migration project and help me write the implementation plan." Claude searches your notes, finds the relevant technical details, and builds on your existing thoughts.
Meeting Preparation: "Review my notes from the last three client calls and draft talking points for tomorrow's meeting." Claude scans your meeting notes and synthesizes key information.
Writing Projects: "I've been collecting ideas for my blog post about API design. Find those notes and help me outline the article." Claude accesses your scattered thoughts and creates a coherent structure.
Code Reviews: "Check if I've documented any concerns about our authentication flow." Claude searches through your technical notes and surfaces relevant security considerations.
This server directly accesses your local Apple Notes SQLite database - no cloud sync delays, no API rate limits. It provides three core tools:
get-all-notes - Returns your complete notes collectionsearch-notes - Full-text search across all contentread-note - Retrieves specific note contentThe implementation is straightforward: grant Full Disk Access, configure the MCP server in Claude Desktop, and Claude gains immediate access to your entire notes database.
Install via uv (the modern Python package manager):
uvx apple-notes-mcp
Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-notes-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["apple-notes-mcp"]
}
}
}
Grant Full Disk Access in System Preferences (required for SQLite database access), restart Claude Desktop, and you're ready.
This is read-only access - no note creation or editing yet. Encrypted notes aren't supported, and attachments can't be retrieved. But for accessing your existing knowledge base, it's immediately valuable.
The server handles the macOS permissions complexity for you. No AppleScript workarounds or complex authentication - just direct database access through the standard SQLite interface.
Your notes contain solutions to problems you've already solved, ideas that sparked breakthrough thinking, and context that makes your work more effective. This MCP server transforms that scattered information into an active part of your development workflow.
Instead of your notes being a write-only archive, they become a living knowledge base that Claude can search, reference, and build upon. Your past insights become present productivity.