📌Overview

Purpose: The Bear MCP Server is designed to provide seamless access to Bear Notes by utilizing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for efficient data retrieval.

Overview: This MCP server connects to Bear's SQLite database, allowing users to perform various operations on their notes, enhancing the usability of Bear Notes through straightforward commands.

Key Features:

• Read Notes: Enables retrieval of all notes stored in Bear, providing direct access to user content.

• Search Notes by Text: Allows users to search within their notes for specific text, streamlining information access.

• List All Tags: Facilitates the organization and navigation of notes by providing a list of all tags associated with notes in Bear.

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Bear MCP Server

This project is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Bear Notes.

Bear stores notes in a SQLite database. This MCP server runs SQL commands to access these notes.

Features

• Read notes
• Search notes by text
• List all tags

Installation

# Clone the project
git clone https://github.com/akseyh/bear-mcp-server

# Change directory
cd bear-mcp-server

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Claude Desktop Config

Update your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bear": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [".../build/index.js"] // Change it with your path
    }
  }
}

When the server is started, the following MCP tools become available:

• get_notes: Retrieves all notes
• get_tags: Lists all tags
• get_notes_like: Searches for notes containing specific text

Requirements

• Node.js
• Bear note application (macOS)
• Access to Bear database

License

ISC