name: apple-notes
description: Manage Apple Notes via the memo CLI on macOS (create, view, edit, delete, search, move, and export notes). Use when a user asks Moltbot to add a note, list notes, search notes, or manage note folders.
homepage: https://github.com/antoniorodr/memo
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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.