Bear App MCP

Bear App MCP

A Python-based MCP (Machine Control Protocol) interface for Bear, the beautiful, flexible writing app for notes and prose.

Features

This MCP provides the following tools to interact with Bear:

1. Get List of Notes

   • Retrieve the latest notes sorted by update date
   • Specify the number of notes to return
   • Returns note titles with their last update timestamps

2. Get Notes by Tag

   • Filter notes by a specific tag
   • Returns all notes with the specified tag, sorted by update date
   • Tags should include the '#' prefix (e.g., '#work')

3. Get Note Summary

   • Retrieve the content of a specific note by title
   • Returns the first 5 lines of the note's content
   • Includes the note's last update timestamp

4. Delete Note

   • Delete a specific note by title
   • Marks the note as trashed in Bear
   • Returns success/failure message

Prerequisites

1. Python 3.11
2. Install UV curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
3. Install Dependancy uv activate && uv install

MCP Server Configuration

Add the following to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Raindrop": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "<location to project clone>",
        "run",
        "bear.py"
      ],
      "env": {
      }
    }
  }
}

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details