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apple-notes

The apple-notes skill enables terminal-based management of Apple Notes on macOS through the `memo` CLI tool, supporting creation, viewing, editing, deletion, searching, moving between folders, and exporting to HTML or Markdown formats. Use this skill when users request note management operations such as adding, listing, searching, organizing into folders, or exporting Apple Notes content.

Install in Claude Code
Copy
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/the-open-agent/openagent /tmp/apple-notes && cp -r /tmp/apple-notes/skills/apple-notes ~/.claude/skills/apple-notes
Then start a new Claude Code session; the skill loads automatically.

SKILL.md

# 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.