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apple-notes-search
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Semantic + keyword search and connection-discovery across the user's own Apple Notes via the apple-notes MCP server. Use when the user wants to find, recall, or synthesize something from their notes, or surface non-obvious bridges/related notes. macOS, on-device.
When to use
- Use when the user wants to **find, recall, or look up** something from their own Apple
- Use when the user wants to surface **non-obvious connections** across their notes
- Use when the user wants to **synthesize a position** from their notes ("summarize what I
- Also use for "index my Apple Notes", tag/folder queries, and "what's connected to X".
- Do **not** use for creating reminders, or for non-Apple-Notes note systems.
When not to use
- macOS and Apple Notes only; it does not search Obsidian, Notion, Google Docs, or other note stores.
- The MCP server needs local filesystem permissions to read Apple Notes data, so setup cannot be completed purely inside a remote shell.
- Search quality depends on a fresh local index. Recently edited notes may require `check-changes`, `index-health`, or a rerun after background indexing catches up.
- Entity tools require the optional layered graph database; without it, use hybrid search, exact search, related notes, or bridges instead.
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