better-bear
Active·★ 68·MIT·Updated 2026-04-23
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
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
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