apple-notes-core-workflow-a

name	apple-notes-core-workflow-a
description	Build automated note management workflows with Apple Notes JXA scripts. Use when batch-creating notes, syncing content from external sources, organizing notes into folder hierarchies, or building note templates. Trigger: "apple notes workflow", "batch notes", "note templates", "organize apple notes", "sync notes".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(osascript:*), Bash(node:*), Grep
version	1.6.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","macos","apple-notes","automation","workflow"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code

Apple Notes Core Workflow A — Note Management Automation

Overview

Primary workflow: automate Apple Notes management with batch creation, template-based note generation, folder organization, and content sync from external sources (Markdown files, RSS, calendar events).

Instructions

Step 1: Batch Note Creator from Markdown Files

#!/bin/bash
# scripts/markdown-to-notes.sh — Import Markdown files as Apple Notes

FOLDER_NAME="${1:-Imported}"

for md_file in *.md; do
  [ -f "$md_file" ] || continue
  title=$(head -1 "$md_file" | sed 's/^#\s*//')
  # Convert Markdown to basic HTML
  body=$(cat "$md_file" | sed 's/^# /<h1>/;s/$/<\/h1>/' | sed 's/^## /<h2>/;s/$/<\/h2>/' | sed 's/^- /<li>/;s/$/<\/li>/' | sed 's/^$/<br>/')

  osascript -l JavaScript -e "
    const Notes = Application('Notes');
    const account = Notes.defaultAccount;
    let folder = account.folders().find(f => f.name() === '$FOLDER_NAME');
    if (!folder) {
      folder = Notes.Folder({ name: '$FOLDER_NAME' });
      account.folders.push(folder);
    }
    const note = Notes.Note({ name: '$title', body: \`$body\` });
    folder.notes.push(note);
    'Created: $title';
  "
  echo "Imported: $md_file → $title"
done

Step 2: Note Template Engine (JXA)

// scripts/note-template.js — Run with: osascript -l JavaScript scripts/note-template.js
const  = ();

  = {
  :  ,
  :  ,
  :  ,
};

 () {
   template = [templateName];
   (!template)   ();

   account = .;
   folder = account.().( f.() === folderName);
   (!folder) {
    folder = .({ : folderName });
    account..(folder);
  }

   body = (data);
   note = .({ : data. || templateName, body });
  folder..(note);
   note.();
}


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