| name | apple-notes |
|---|---|
| description | Manage Apple Notes via the `memo` CLI on macOS (create, view, edit, delete, search, move, and export notes). Use when a user asks Clawdbot to add a note, list notes, search notes, or manage note folders. |
| homepage | https://github.com/antoniorodr/memo |
| metadata | {"clawdbot": {"emoji": "📝", "os": ["darwin"], "requires": {"bins": ["memo"]}, "install": [{"id": "brew", "kind": "brew", "formula": "antoniorodr/memo/memo", "bins": ["memo"], "label": "Install memo via Homebrew"}]}} |
Apple Notes CLI
Use memo notes to manage Apple Notes directly from the terminal. Create, view, edit, delete, search, move notes between folders, and export to HTML/Markdown.
Setup
- Install (Homebrew): brew tap antoniorodr/memo && brew install antoniorodr/memo/memo
- Manual (pip): pip install . (after cloning the repo)
- macOS-only; if prompted, grant Automation access to Notes.app.
View Notes
- List all notes: memo notes
- Filter by folder: memo notes -f "Folder Name"
- Search notes (fuzzy): memo notes -s "query"
Create Notes
- Add a new note: memo notes -a
- Opens an interactive editor to compose the note.
- Quick add with title: memo notes -a "Note Title"
Edit Notes
- Edit existing note: memo notes -e
- Interactive selection of note to edit.
Delete Notes
- Delete a note: memo notes -d
- Interactive selection of note to delete.
Move Notes
- Move note to folder: memo notes -m
- Interactive selection of note and destination folder.
Export Notes
- Export to HTML/Markdown: memo notes -ex
- Exports selected note; uses Mistune for markdown processing.
Limitations - Cannot edit notes containing images or attachments. - Interactive prompts may require terminal access.
Notes - macOS-only. - Requires Apple Notes.app to be accessible. - For automation, grant permissions in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Automation.