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Apple Notes for Claude Desktop

io.github.jonathanrreed/apple-mcp-notes

Inspect, search, create, edit, move, and organize notes in Apple Notes on macOS.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Apple Notes in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-mcp-notes": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-mcp-notes"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_NOTES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<APPLE_NOTES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>",
        "APPLE_NOTES_MCP_ALLOWED_ACCOUNTS": "<APPLE_NOTES_MCP_ALLOWED_ACCOUNTS>",
        "APPLE_NOTES_MCP_ALLOWED_FOLDERS": "<APPLE_NOTES_MCP_ALLOWED_FOLDERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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