Bear MCP Server
A MCP server for interacting with Bear note-taking software.
Installation
NOTE
You'll need uv installed on your system to use uvx command.
Open this link
goose://extension?cmd=uvx&arg=--from&arg=git%2Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fjkawamoto%2Fmcp-bear&arg=mcp-bear&id=bear&name=Bear&description=Interacting%20with%20Bear%20note-taking%20software&env=BEAR_API_TOKEN
to launch the installer, then click "Yes" to confirm the installation.
Set BEAR_API_TOKEN environment variable to your api token.
Manually configuration
You can also directly edit the config file (~/.config/goose/config.yaml) to include the following entry:
extensions:
bear:
name: Bear
cmd: uvx
args: [--from, git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear, mcp-bear]
envs: { "BEAR_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>" }
enabled: true
type: stdio
For more details on configuring MCP servers in Goose, refer to the documentation:
Using Extensions | goose.
Download the latest MCP bundle mcp-bear.mcpb from
the Releases page,
then open the downloaded .mcpb file or drag it into the Claude Desktop's Settings window.
Manually configuration
You can also manually configure this server for Claude Desktop.
Edit the claude_desktop_config.json file by adding the following entry under mcpServers:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bear": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear",
"mcp-bear",
"--token",
"<YOUR_TOKEN>"
]
}
}
}
After editing, restart the application.
For more information,
see: Connect to local MCP servers - Model Context Protocol.
To configure this server for LM Studio, click the button below.
Actions Implemented
The server supports the following actions.
Refer to Bear's X-callback-url Scheme documentation for details on each action.
License
This application is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.