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better-bear

Active·★ 58·MIT·Updated 2026-04-23
★ Trending★ LLM Infra★ Dev Tooling

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An MCP server and CLI for Bear notes via CloudKit, featuring a context library that syncs curated notes for LLM consumption. It provides 34 MCP tools for notes, tags, TODOs, attachments, search, and more. Installation is straightforward with a single curl command.

#ai#bear-app#bear-notes#claude#cli#cloudkit#context-library#llm
$ Install
$ curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mreider/better-bear-cli/main/install.sh | bash && bcli auth && bcli mcp install
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01

Features

01MCP server and CLI for Bear notes via CloudKit
02Context library: synced curated notes for LLMs, inspired by Karpathy's pattern
0334 MCP tools covering notes, tags, TODOs, attachments, search, front matter, stats, health checks
04Easy install with curl and bcli commands
05Full documentation at better-bear.com
02

Compatibility

macOS
macOS
Verified via docs
Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop
Verified via docs
Claude Code
Claude Code
Verified via docs
03

Quick start

1
$ curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mreider/better-bear-cli/main/install.sh | bash
2
$ bcli auth
3
$ bcli mcp install
04

Use cases

↳Set up an LLM-optimized knowledge base from Bear notes using the context library
↳Search, create, edit, and manage Bear notes from the command line or via Claude
↳Automate note management with MCP tools integrated into Claude Desktop and Claude Code
05

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Comments

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  • M
    Morgan NguyenApr 28, 2026

    Better via MCP is exactly the right abstraction — no description provided. Good documentation, reduces onboarding time.

  • T
    Taylor JohnsonApr 21, 2026

    The description coverage is surprisingly complete — no description provided. Would recommend for flexible use cases.

  • R
    River PatelMar 30, 2026

    Dropped this into flexible pipeline and it just worked — no description provided. The flexible performance is impressive for an open-source tool.

  • T
    Taylor DavisMar 18, 2026

    Integrates cleanly into solid workflows — no description provided. No complaints after 4 months of use.

  • S
    Sterling NguyenMar 3, 2026

    Handles description operations that other servers miss — no description provided. The robust performance is impressive for an open-source tool.

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LicenseMIT
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