apple-notes

Apple Notes

Manage native macOS Apple Notes using the memo CLI. macOS only.

Prerequisites

brew install antoniorodr/memo/memo

After install, grant Notes access when macOS prompts. If not prompted: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Contacts/Notes → allow Terminal.

Command	Description
`memo list`	List all notes (title + folder)
`memo list --folder "<Folder>"`	List notes in a specific folder
`memo create "<Title>" --body "<Content>"`	Create a new note
`memo view "<Title>"`	View note content
`memo edit "<Title>" --body "<New Content>"`	Replace note body
`memo delete "<Title>"`	Delete a note
`memo search "<Query>"`	Search notes by content
`memo move "<Title>" --folder "<Destination>"`	Move note to a folder
`memo export "<Title>" --format md`	Export note as Markdown

Create a quick note:

memo create "Meeting notes 2026-03-21" --body "Discussed Q2 roadmap. Next steps: draft proposal."

Search for a note:

memo search "quarterly roadmap"

View a specific note:

memo view "Meeting notes 2026-03-21"

Export as Markdown to a file:

memo export "Meeting notes 2026-03-21" --format md > workspace/meeting-notes.md

Move note to a folder:

memo move "Meeting notes 2026-03-21" --folder "Work"

Always check if CLI is installed first: which memo
If not installed, show the brew install command and stop
macOS only — if not on macOS, inform the user and stop
When creating notes with multi-line content, write content to a temp file and pipe it, or use heredoc via Bash
When viewing long notes, save to workspace/note-<slug>.md and summarize inline rather than dumping full content
Search is case-insensitive; use concise query terms
Keep output concise: confirm action taken in one line
If a title is ambiguous, run memo list first and ask the user to clarify