bear-notes
Create, search, and manage Bear notes via grizzly CLI.
Best use case
bear-notes is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.
Create, search, and manage Bear notes via grizzly CLI.
Teams using bear-notes should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.
When to use this skill
- You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.
When not to use this skill
- You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
- You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.
Installation
Claude Code / Cursor / Codex
Manual Installation
- Download SKILL.md from GitHub
- Place it in
.claude/skills/bear-notes/SKILL.mdinside your project - Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill
How bear-notes Compares
| Feature / Agent | bear-notes | Standard Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Support | Not specified | Limited / Varies |
| Context Awareness | High | Baseline |
| Installation Complexity | Unknown | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this skill do?
Create, search, and manage Bear notes via grizzly CLI.
Where can I find the source code?
You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.
SKILL.md Source
# Bear Notes Use `grizzly` to create, read, and manage notes in Bear on macOS. Requirements - Bear app installed and running - For some operations (add-text, tags, open-note --selected), a Bear app token (stored in `~/.config/grizzly/token`) ## Getting a Bear Token For operations that require a token (add-text, tags, open-note --selected), you need an authentication token: 1. Open Bear → Help → API Token → Copy Token 2. Save it: `echo "YOUR_TOKEN" > ~/.config/grizzly/token` ## Common Commands Create a note ```bash echo "Note content here" | grizzly create --title "My Note" --tag work grizzly create --title "Quick Note" --tag inbox < /dev/null ``` Open/read a note by ID ```bash grizzly open-note --id "NOTE_ID" --enable-callback --json ``` Append text to a note ```bash echo "Additional content" | grizzly add-text --id "NOTE_ID" --mode append --token-file ~/.config/grizzly/token ``` List all tags ```bash grizzly tags --enable-callback --json --token-file ~/.config/grizzly/token ``` Search notes (via open-tag) ```bash grizzly open-tag --name "work" --enable-callback --json ``` ## Options Common flags: - `--dry-run` — Preview the URL without executing - `--print-url` — Show the x-callback-url - `--enable-callback` — Wait for Bear's response (needed for reading data) - `--json` — Output as JSON (when using callbacks) - `--token-file PATH` — Path to Bear API token file ## Configuration Grizzly reads config from (in priority order): 1. CLI flags 2. Environment variables (`GRIZZLY_TOKEN_FILE`, `GRIZZLY_CALLBACK_URL`, `GRIZZLY_TIMEOUT`) 3. `.grizzly.toml` in current directory 4. `~/.config/grizzly/config.toml` Example `~/.config/grizzly/config.toml`: ```toml token_file = "~/.config/grizzly/token" callback_url = "http://127.0.0.1:42123/success" timeout = "5s" ``` ## Notes - Bear must be running for commands to work - Note IDs are Bear's internal identifiers (visible in note info or via callbacks) - Use `--enable-callback` when you need to read data back from Bear - Some operations require a valid token (add-text, tags, open-note --selected)
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