MCP Server

Bear MCP Server

Facilitates interaction with Bear note-taking software, allowing users to perform actions like opening notes, creating notes, and searching through Bear's X-callback-url Scheme.

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3/3/2026

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MCP Server Configuration

2 "name": "bear",

3 "command": "uvx",

4 "args": [

5 "--from",

6 "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear",

7 "mcp-bear",

8 "--token",

9 ""

10 ]

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README Documentation

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.

goose

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.

Claude

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>"
      ]
    }
  }
}