Apple NotesSAFE
Talk with your notes in Claude. RAG over your Apple Notes using Model Context Protocol.
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables semantic search and RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) over your Apple Notes. This allows AI assistants like Claude to search and reference your Apple Notes during conversations.
Features
- 🔍 Semantic search over Apple Notes using `all-MiniLM-L6-v2` on-device embeddings model
- 📝 Full-text search capabilities
- 📊 Vector storage using LanceDB
- 🤖 MCP-compatible server for AI assistant integration
- 🍎 Native Apple Notes integration via JXA
- 🏃♂️ Fully local execution - no API keys needed
Prerequisites
Installation
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/RafalWilinski/mcp-apple-notes cd mcp-apple-notes
- Install dependencies:
bun install
Usage
- Open Claude desktop app and go to Settings -> Developer -> Edit Config
- Open the
claude_desktop_config.jsonand add the following entry:
{
"mcpServers": {
"local-machine": {
"command": "/Users//.bun/bin/bun",
"args": ["/Users//apple-notes-mcp/index.ts"]
}
}
}Important: Replace `` with your actual username.
- Restart Claude desktop app. You should see this:
- Start by indexing your notes. Ask Claude to index your notes by saying something like: "Index my notes" or "Index my Apple Notes".
Troubleshooting
To see logs:
tail -n 50 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp-server-local-machine.log # or tail -n 50 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp.log
Todos
-
775555d4db95OBSERVED · 2026-10-01Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.
claude mcp add apple-notes-mcp -- npx -y [email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-notes-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
]
}
}
}Exposed tools (5)
3 read · 2 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
create-note | write | Create a new Apple Note with specified title and content. Must be in HTML format WITHOUT newlines |
get-note | read | Get a note full content and details by title |
index-notes | write | Index all my Apple Notes for Semantic Search. Please tell the user that the sync takes couple of seconds up to couple of minutes depending on how many notes you have. |
list-notes | read | Lists just the titles of all my Apple Notes |
search-notes | read | Search for notes by title or content |
Trust audit
SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | WARN |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | PASS |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- none-observed
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (4)
bun.lockb
@ai-sdk/openai, @huggingface/transformers, @lancedb/lancedb, @langchain/textsplitters, @modelcontextprotocol/sdk, run-jxa, turndown, zod
images/demo.png
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass, no_license.
775555d4db95full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/rafalwilinski__apple-notes.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 775555d4db95 | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Apple Notes MCP server?
Talk with your notes in Claude. RAG over your Apple Notes using Model Context Protocol.
What tools does Apple Notes expose?
5 in total: 3 read-only, 2 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Apple Notes safe to connect to an agent?
The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.
What credentials does Apple Notes need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How does Apple Notes run?
It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as apple-notes-mcp at 1.0.0.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (775555d4db95), read on 2026-10-01. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.