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Bear MCP Server

by akseyh

The Bear MCP Server provides access to Bear Notes data via the Model Context Protocol. It allows querying and retrieving notes and tags from the Bear Notes application's SQLite database.

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Bear MCP Server

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

Bear stores notes on SQLite database. This MCP server runs some SQL commands to access this notes. https://bear.app/faq/where-are-bears-notes-located

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