Lets agents read and search notes stored in the Bear note app on macOS.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add bear -- npx bear-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.bear]
command = "npx"
args = ["bear-mcp-server"]
# codex mcp add bear -- npx bear-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bear": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"bear-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"bear": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"bear-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bear": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"bear-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bear": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"bear-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bear": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"bear-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}