jkawamoto/mcp-bear
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A MCP server for interacting with Bear note-taking software.
Bear MCP Server
A MCP server for interacting with Bear note-taking software.
Installation
[!NOTE] You'll need
uvinstalled on your system to useuvxcommand.
For Goose CLI
To enable the Bear extension in Goose CLI,
edit the configuration file ~/.config/goose/config.yaml to include the following entry:
extensions:
bear:
name: Bear
cmd: uvx
args: [--from, git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear, mcp-bear]
envs: { "BEAR_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>" }
enabled: true
type: stdio
For Goose Desktop
Add a new extension with the following settings:
- Type: Standard IO
- ID: bear
- Name: Bear
- Description: Interacting with Bear note-taking software
- Command:
uvx --from git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear mcp-bear - Environment Variables: Add
BEAR_API_TOKENwith your api token
For more details on configuring MCP servers in Goose Desktop, refer to the documentation: Using Extensions - MCP Servers.
For Claude Desktop
Download the latest MCP bundle mcp-bear.mcpb from
the Releases page,
then open the downloaded .mcpb file or drag it into the Claude Desktop's Settings window.
You can also manually configure this server for Claude Desktop.
Edit the claude_desktop_config.json file by adding the following entry under mcpServers:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bear": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear",
"mcp-bear",
"--token",
"<YOUR_TOKEN>"
]
}
}
}
After editing, restart the application. For more information, see: For Claude Desktop Users - Model Context Protocol.
For LM Studio
To configure this server for LM Studio, click the button below.
Actions Implemented
The server supports the following actions. Refer to Bear's X-callback-url Scheme documentation for details on each action.
- /open-note
- /create
- /add-text (partially, via the replace_note method)
- /add-file
- /tags
- /open-tag
- /rename-tag
- /delete-tag
- /trash
- /archive
- /untagged
- /todo
- /today
- /locked
- /search
- /grab-url
License
This application is licensed under the MIT License. See the file for more details.
