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Bear MCP Server

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Read Bear notes (macOS only).

Source code Documentation

What can you do with Bear MCP Server?

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

Install

The installation steps are in the documentation below. Documentation

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. Bear MCP Server
  2. Features
  3. Installation
  4. Claude Desktop Config
  5. Requirements
  6. License

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

Docker
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "bear": {
            "command": "docker",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "-v",
                "/Users/[YOUR_USER_NAME]/Library/Group Containers/9K33E3U3T4.net.shinyfrog.bear/Application Data:/app/db",
                "-i",
                "akseyh/bear-mcp-server"
            ]
        }
    }
}
NPM
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bear": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
          "bear-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Bear MCP Server?

Read Bear notes (macOS only).

How do I install Bear MCP Server?

Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.

Is Bear MCP Server open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Bear MCP Server?

It is published by akseyh. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

From the community awesome-mcp-servers lists and the project's GitHub repository. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.