Apple Notes

Manage Apple Notes via the `memo` CLI on macOS (create, view, edit, delete, search, move, and export notes). Use when a user asks Clawdbot to add a note, list notes, search notes, …

Peter Steinberger

@steipete

What This Skill Does

Command-line tool to manage Apple Notes on macOS. Create, view, edit, delete, search, move between folders, and export notes to HTML or Markdown using the `memo` CLI.

Replaces manually opening the Notes app for each operation by providing a terminal-based interface for all common note management tasks.

When to Use It

  • Quickly capture a new note from the terminal without opening the Notes app
  • Search all Apple Notes for a specific keyword or phrase
  • Move a note from one folder to another
  • Export a note to Markdown or HTML for use in other tools
  • Delete unwanted notes in bulk or interactively
  • List all notes in a specific folder to review their titles

Install

$ openclaw skills install @steipete/apple-notes

Apple Notes CLI

Use memo notes to manage Apple Notes directly from the terminal. Create, view, edit, delete, search, move notes between folders, and export to HTML/Markdown.

Setup

  • Install (Homebrew): brew tap antoniorodr/memo && brew install antoniorodr/memo/memo
  • Manual (pip): pip install . (after cloning the repo)
  • macOS-only; if prompted, grant Automation access to Notes.app.

View Notes

  • List all notes: memo notes
  • Filter by folder: memo notes -f "Folder Name"
  • Search notes (fuzzy): memo notes -s "query"

Create Notes

  • Add a new note: memo notes -a
    • Opens an interactive editor to compose the note.
  • Quick add with title: memo notes -a "Note Title"

Edit Notes

  • Edit existing note: memo notes -e
    • Interactive selection of note to edit.

Delete Notes

  • Delete a note: memo notes -d
    • Interactive selection of note to delete.

Move Notes

  • Move note to folder: memo notes -m
    • Interactive selection of note and destination folder.

Export Notes

  • Export to HTML/Markdown: memo notes -ex
    • Exports selected note; uses Mistune for markdown processing.

Limitations

  • Cannot edit notes containing images or attachments.
  • Interactive prompts may require terminal access.

Notes

  • macOS-only.
  • Requires Apple Notes.app to be accessible.
  • For automation, grant permissions in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Automation.

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