| name | notes_export_pdf |
| description | Export a Notes note to a PDF file at an absolute path. Notes
doesn't expose Export-as-PDF via AppleScript dictionary; this
skill drives the File menu + Save sheet via UI scripting.
The Save sheet is the standard NSSavePanel — we type the filename
into the focused field, use Cmd+Shift+G to set the destination
directory, then press Return to commit. The skill does NOT use
the Print → Save as PDF route (3+ extra dialog clicks); it uses
Notes' direct File → Export as PDF... menu.
After the save, the skill polls for the file's existence to
confirm completion before returning.
|
| command | ["sh","-c","NOTE=\"$1\"; OUT_PATH=\"$2\"\n[ -z \"$NOTE\" ] && { echo \"note title required\" >&2; exit 1; }\n[ -z \"$OUT_PATH\" ] && { echo \"output path required\" >&2; exit 1; }\n\n# Split path into directory + filename\nOUT_DIR=\"$(/usr/bin/dirname \"$OUT_PATH\")\"\nOUT_FILE=\"$(/usr/bin/basename \"$OUT_PATH\")\"\n/bin/mkdir -p \"$OUT_DIR\"\n# Remove existing file so we can detect creation precisely\n/bin/rm -f \"$OUT_PATH\"\n\nosascript 2>&1 <<APPLE\ntell application \"Notes\"\n activate\n try\n show (first note whose name = \"$NOTE\")\n on error\n return \"ERR: note not found\"\n end try\nend tell\ndelay 0.8\n\ntell application \"System Events\"\n tell process \"Notes\"\n try\n click menu item \"Export as PDF…\" of menu \"File\" of menu bar 1\n on error\n -- Fallback: try without ellipsis\n try\n click menu item \"Export as PDF\" of menu \"File\" of menu bar 1\n on error e\n return \"ERR_MENU: \" & e\n end try\n end try\n end tell\nend tell\ndelay 1.5\n\n-- Save sheet is now open. Filename field is auto-focused.\n-- 1) clear current name (Cmd+A in text field selects, then type new)\ntell application \"System Events\"\n keystroke \"a\" using {command down}\n delay 0.1\n keystroke \"$OUT_FILE\"\n delay 0.3\n -- 2) Cmd+Shift+G opens Go to: sheet inside the save panel\n keystroke \"g\" using {command down, shift down}\n delay 0.5\n keystroke \"$OUT_DIR\"\n delay 0.3\n -- 3) Press return: closes Go-to sheet\n keystroke return\n delay 0.5\n -- 4) Press return again: triggers default Save button\n keystroke return\n delay 0.5\nend tell\nAPPLE\n\n# Poll for file creation (up to 8 seconds)\nfor i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16; do\n if [ -f \"$OUT_PATH\" ]; then\n SIZE=$(/usr/bin/stat -f %z \"$OUT_PATH\")\n if [ \"$SIZE\" -gt 1000 ]; then\n echo \"ok: saved $OUT_PATH ($SIZE bytes)\"\n exit 0\n fi\n fi\n /bin/sleep 0.5\ndone\n\necho \"ERR: PDF not created at $OUT_PATH after 8s\" >&2\nexit 1\n","_"] |
| args | ["{{note}}","{{out_path}}"] |
| schema | {"note":{"type":"string","description":"Exact note title","required":true},"out_path":{"type":"string","description":"Absolute POSIX path where the PDF should be saved (e.g. /Users/me/Desktop/kinbench/168-note.pdf)","required":true}} |
| timeout | 30 |
notes_export_pdf — export a Notes note to PDF at a path
Notes' File menu has direct "Export as PDF..." which opens an
NSSavePanel. The agent's typical failure mode is to open the
File menu + click Export as PDF, then get lost in the Save sheet
— filename field, location field (which is hidden behind a
Cmd+Shift+G shortcut), and the actual Save button. This skill
drives all of that deterministically.
Examples
notes_export_pdf note="KinBench Print 168" out_path="/Users/me/Desktop/kinbench/168-note.pdf"
→ ok: saved /Users/me/Desktop/kinbench/168-note.pdf (47823 bytes)
notes_export_pdf note="KinBench Export 182" out_path="/Users/me/Desktop/kinbench/182-note.pdf"
→ ok: saved /Users/me/Desktop/kinbench/182-note.pdf (45612 bytes)
Why not Print → Save as PDF
The Print → Save as PDF route requires (1) Cmd+P, (2) click PDF
dropdown bottom-left, (3) click "Save as PDF…", (4) navigate Save
sheet. Notes' direct File → Export as PDF... is one click + Save
sheet — half the friction. This skill uses the direct path.
