# Mcp Bear

> A MCP server for interacting with Bear note-taking software.

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-jkawamoto-mcp-bear`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [jkawamoto](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/jkawamoto)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Integrations](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/integrations)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [jkawamoto](https://github.com/jkawamoto)
- **Source:** https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear

## Install

```sh
agentstack add mcp-jkawamoto-mcp-bear
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Bear MCP Server
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[](https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear/blob/main/LICENSE)

A MCP server for interacting with [Bear](https://bear.app/) note-taking software.

## Installation
> [!NOTE]
> You'll need [`uv`](https://docs.astral.sh/uv) installed on your system to use `uvx` command.

### [goose](https://block.github.io/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:

```yaml
extensions:
  bear:
    name: Bear
    cmd: uvx
    args: [--from, git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear, mcp-bear]
    envs: { "BEAR_API_TOKEN": "" }
    enabled: true
    type: stdio
```

For more details on configuring MCP servers in Goose, refer to the documentation:
[Using Extensions | goose](https://block.github.io/goose/docs/getting-started/using-extensions#mcp-servers).

### [Claude](https://claude.com/download)
Download the latest MCP bundle `mcp-bear.mcpb` from
the [Releases](https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear/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`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bear": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear",
        "mcp-bear",
        "--token",
        ""
      ]
    }
  }
}
```
After editing, restart the application.

For more information,
see: [Connect to local MCP servers - Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/develop/connect-local-servers).

### [LM Studio](https://lmstudio.ai/)
To configure this server for LM Studio, click the button below.

[](https://lmstudio.ai/install-mcp?name=bear&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoidXZ4IiwiYXJncyI6WyItLWZyb20iLCJnaXQraHR0cHM6Ly9naXRodWIuY29tL2prYXdhbW90by9tY3AtYmVhciIsIm1jcC1iZWFyIiwiLS10b2tlbiIsIjxZT1VSX1RPS0VOPiJdfQ%3D%3D)

## Actions Implemented

The server supports the following actions.
Refer to Bear's [X-callback-url Scheme documentation](https://bear.app/faq/x-callback-url-scheme-documentation/) for details on each action.

- [x] /open-note
- [x] /create
- [x] /add-text (partially, via the replace_note and add_title method)
- [x] /add-file
- [x] /tags
- [x] /open-tag
- [x] /rename-tag
- [x] /delete-tag
- [x] /trash
- [x] /archive
- [x] /untagged
- [x] /todo
- [x] /today
- [x] /locked
- [x] /search
- [x] /grab-url

## License
This application is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more details.

## Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [jkawamoto](https://github.com/jkawamoto)
- **Source:** [jkawamoto/mcp-bear](https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-bear)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/mcp-jkawamoto-mcp-bear
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/jkawamoto
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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